NOMINATION NOTICE
New York State Conference, AAUP

NOMINATION NOTICE
New York State Conference, AAUP

Pursuant to a voluntary settlement agreement signed on January 18, 2011, new nominations and a new election will be conducted, under the supervision of the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS), for the two at-large members of the Executive Council of the New York State Conference (NYSC), AAUP, elected on April 17, 2010. The term of office for the two at-large positions will be for the remainder of the unexpired term, ending at the NYSC Spring Conference and Election in 2012.

In accordance with the NYSC constitution and bylaws, any active member of the AAUP in New York State whose membership is in good standing as of the opening of nominations and who has been a member of the NYSC for at least one year is eligible to stand for election to a position on the NYSC Executive Council. All NYSC members in good standing will be allowed to nominate candidates for office. Those interested in being nominated for these positions must obtain signatures from at least three (3) NYSC members in good standing at the time of nomination. All three signatures may be from the same chapter.

The following procedures must be used to nominate a candidate for office:

• Potential candidates may email members to request nomination. Members who wish to nominate the individual should reply to the email request, including their name, email contact information, and institutional affiliation. Potential candidates should copy and paste three of the email replies received from members into one email and forward such to Election Committee Chair Frank Higman ( fhigman@aol.com ) AND Election Supervisor Marla Tumiel ( tumiel.marla@dol.gov ) by the nominations deadline.

• Potential candidates may obtain nominations by regular mail, mailing their three member nominations (with all of the aforementioned information) to Election Committee Chair Frank Higman, 4031 Lewiston Road, Niagara Falls, NY 14305, AND Election Supervisor Marla Tumiel at 130 S. Elmwood Avenue, Ste. 510, Buffalo, NY 14202, by the nominations deadline.

• Potential candidates should also submit their biographical information and election statement (500 word max.) to the Election Committee Chair and Election Supervisor by the same nominations deadline.