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RMC Chapter President and Vice President Elections 2015
Date: October 1st, 2015
To: RMC Chapter Presidents & Executive Board
From: Calvin Foster, RMC Election Chair
Subject: RMC Chapter President and Vice President Elections 2015 for the January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2020 Term of Office.
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Sisters and Brothers,
Per our RMC Bylaws and Election Rules the following nominees have no challengers and therefore are elected by acclamation. The District/Sector Presidents shall also serve as delegates to CWA Conventions during their term of office and the District/Sector Vice Presidents shall serve as alternates to the CWA Conventions during their term of office. They are:
RMC District 1 President - Patrick Welsh |
RMC District 1Vice President - Adelle Rogers |
RMC District 2 President - Micheal Vivirito |
RMC District 2 Vice President - Jenny Sylvester |
RMC District 4 Vice President - Marcelene Gregory |
RMC District 6 President - Ray Kramer |
RMC District 6 Vice President - Priscilla Brown |
RMC District 7 President - Judy Fries |
RMC District 7 Vice President - Mary Cooke |
RMC District 9 President - Addie Brinkley |
RMC District 13 President - Steve Yokopenic |
RMC District 13 Vice President - Joseph C. Kincade. Jr. |
RMC AFA Sector President - Patricia Friend |
RMC AFA Sector Vice President - Georgia Nielsen |
RMC IUE Sector President - Herman Pastingel |
RMC IUE Sector Vice President - Mary Sue Davis |
RMC Media Sector President - Bill Freeda |
RMC Media Sector Vice President - Adolphe V. Bernotas |
There are multiple nominees for the following RMC District Positions. They are:
RMC District 3 President - Dusty Winters |
RMC District 3 President - Rita Scott |
RMC District 3 Vice President - Mary Curry |
RMC District 3 Vice President - Gwendolyn Parker |
RMC District 4 President - Annie Flack |
RMC District 4 President - Stella Petties-Howard |
RMC District 9 Vice President - Ronnie Kinney |
RMC District 9 Vice President - Jim Gordon |
Per the CWA Constitution - Article 5, Section 6, Retired Members’ Council “The elections shall be conducted in accordance with Council bylaws, federal and provincial laws and this Constitution. Any challenge to the Council Executive Board elections or Council officers’ elections shall be resolved in accordance with the Council bylaws. You will find the current RMC bylaws at www.cwa-union.org/rmc .
The following are the logistics for the October 2015 RMC Chapter Presidents and Vice Presidents Elections. These are based on CWA Constitution and RMC Council bylaws.
Aug. 31, 2015 Monday |
Last day for self-nominations to be submitted by RMC Candidates. |
Oct 1, 2015 Wednesday |
All Nominees are notified of verification membership eligibility. Per RMC Bylaws Write-in candidates shall not be permitted. |
Oct 6, 2015 Thursday |
Campaign Insert. One page Candidate Information Sheet is due by end of business day October 6, 2015. The RMC will insert a one page campaign flyer as provided by the candidate in each appropriate Local Chapter Ballot Package. The flyer is limited to a one 8.5x11 inches, single sided sheet. Unless provided by the nominee this campaign flyer will be photo copied in black and white for the ballot packages. |
Oct 8, 2015 Wednesday |
Final Verification of Local Chapters August 1, 2015 Voting Strength, and Mailing of the Ballot Packages to Chapter Presidents.
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Nov 10, 2015 Monday |
Designated Observers’ for November 13, 2015. November 10, 2015 Last day to notify the Election Chair of Candidates designated observer for the November 13, 2015 count. On the day of the count each candidate may have an observer present at their own expense. |
Nov. 12, 2015 Thursday |
All ballots must be received at the CWA Headquarters, 501 3rd Street N.W., 10th Floor, Washington DC 20001 no later than November 12, 2015 by 4PM, in order to be eligible for counting. You should ensure that your Name and RMC Chapter # are printed legibility on the outside return envelope. Please do not mark on the “secret ballot envelope”
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Nov. 13, 2015 Friday |
Counting of the Ballots. Thirty-five days after the mailing of the ballot packages the ballots will be counted. RMC Election Chair shall oversee the verification, counting of the ballots and certification of the election. |
If there you have any other election questions feel free to contact;
Calvin Foster, RMC CWA Election Chairman
301-651-9721