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Art I: Name
Art II: Objectives
Art III: Membership
and Dues
Art IV: Local Structure
Art V: Statewide Structure
Art V.A.1: Officers:
Eligibility
Art V.A.2: Officers:
Duties
Art V.A.3: Officers:
Terms of Office
Art V.A.4: Officers:
Term limits
Art V.B: Executive
Board
Art V.C: Trustees
Art V.D: Election
Appeal Panel
Art V.E: Salaries
Art VI: Elections
Art VI.G: Elections:
Recall
Art VII: Staff
Art VIII: Collective
Bargaining
Art IX: Strike
Votes
Art X: Referenda
Art XI: Amendments
Art XII: Parliamentary
Procedure
Art XIII: Miscellany
Art XIV: Bill of
Rights of Members
Art XV: Affiliation
or Dissolution
App A: Elections
Code
App A: Elections
Code: Challenges
App B: Protecting
the Union
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CONSTITUTION (Continued)
C. TRUSTEES
- Three members shall serve as trustees. They shall audit the CUE finances at least annually and report the results to the membership.
- The term of trustee office is two years, except that in the initial elections, one shall be elected for a one-year term, one for a two-year term, and one for a three-year term. To be eligible to serve as trustee, the nominee must be a member of any CUE local and must not hold other statewide elected position.
D. ELECTION APPEAL PANEL
At the same time elections are held at the locals for representatives to the statewide board, the local shall elect one member to serve on a statewide election Appeal Panel. Term of office on the Appeal Panel is two years. Duties are described in Appendix A.
E. SALARIES
None of the positions described in Section V are salaried positions.
VI. ELECTIONS
- Statewide officers and trustees and Election Appeal Panel members and chief steward shall be elected by direct secret mail vote by the members. After initial nominations and elections, nominations for officers shall be opened in May, shall remain open for at least 15 days, and shall be closed in June. Ballots shall be mailed out 30 days after the close of nominations.
- At least 15 days advance notice shall be given to each member prior to the opening of nominations for statewide officer, and shall include the timeline for voting.
- Each candidate will be offered the opportunity to prepare a statement to be included in a mailing paid for by the union. Each candidate will be given the opportunity to view their opponent's statements and prepare a response which will also be included in the mailing. This mailing will also contain the ballot. The executive board shall determine spending limits for each election and mechanical limits and details for the mailing and candidates' statements.
- Upon completion of the voting, the ballots shall be counted and the candidate for each office receiving the highest number of votes cast for that office shall be declared elected.
- Vacancies in positions of statewide officer or chief steward when more than 180 days remain in the term, shall be filled by a special election, which will be run according to sections B and C of section VI. With the exception of the president, vacancies in positions of less than 180 days shall be filled by appointment by the executive board.
- Each local shall establish election procedures consistent with this constitution for election of its representative on the statewide executive board.
- Recall: A petition signed by 60% of the statewide members which calls for the removal of an officer, shall remove that person from office upon certification by the secretary. If the secretary is the subject of the recall, the president shall provide the certification. The petition must state the reasons for recall, which must be defined as at least one of the following: (i) having engaged in conduct or a course of activity hostile or contrary to the best interests of the union; (ii) willful violation of the constitution; (iii) misappropriation of funds; or (iv) malfeasance in office or neglect of duty.
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