Notice of CWA Local 2108 Officer Elections

Nominations will be conducted at the October 8, 2008 membership meeting for the positions of President, Executive Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer and the two (2) Vice Presidents.  If the October membership meeting is cancelled, nominations will be held at the November membership meeting held on November 12th. 

Any member in good standing of Local 2108 may run for office if they wish.

Candidates must be present in order to be nominated.  If a candidate cannot be present due to extenuating circumstances, a letter of acceptance, written and signed by the candidate, must be presented to Dedria Tyree, Chair of the Election Committee prior to nominations.

Ballots will be mailed on Friday, October 24, 2008 and will be picked up and counted on Friday, November 14, 2008, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Nominees may observe the process of assembling and mailing of ballots and the counting of ballots, or may appoint an observer to represent them, provided that individual is a member in good standing of the Local and has a letter from the candidate appointing them as observer.  This may not be done on union-paid time.

Any candidate wishing to use the Local’s facilities for the purpose of mailing out campaign literature should contact Dedria Tyree at the Local on (301) 595-2108.  As membership list labels will no longer be printed, any candidate who wishes to mail campaign literature should forward their envelopes or flyers to the Local.  Within four business days, names and addresses will be imprinted on the material.  Expenses for campaign literature and postage will be borne by the candidate.

Any member needing a duplicate ballot should contact the Local on or before November 5, 2008 to request it.

The election will be handled in accordance with Local 2108 Bylaws, the CWA Constitution and federal regulations.  A copy of our Election Committee Rules are available on the Local website (cwalocal2108.org) and will be available at the September and October membership meetings.  Any questions regarding the election should be directed to the Election Committee Chairperson, Dedria Tyree, at the Local.