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2002 Election of Union Officers

Dear CUE Members,

Thank you for your participation in the recent election process. This past weekend the ballots for our statewide election of officers were counted. The following is a list of the candidates with the number of votes each received. Congratulations to the newly elected officers.

2002 Statewide Election Results

Southern Vice-President:
Carmen Elliott	196
Anita Windom-Jones	455
Chief Steward:
Lucretia King	110
Margy Wilkinson	547
Treasurer:
Chris Hertzog	343
Elinor Levine	329

In solidarity,

CUE Statewide Election Committee:
Maria Figueroa
Mary Higgins
Kathy Kasten

Dear CUE Member:

The Campaign period for the Statewide Election has been extended to August 30.

All ballots must be received by August 30th at the following address: CUE; 1093 Broxton; PMB 728; Los Angeles, CA 90024

The ballots will be counted on August 31st starting at 9:30 AM at CUE/LA; 1261 Westwood Blvd.; Los Angeles, CA 90024

The Statewide Election Committee
Maria Figueroa
Mary Higgins
Kathy Kasten

To the Membership:

There has been an unfortunate mix-up in our earlier posting. We are righting that situation with this revised list of candidates (see below in the July 18, 2002 posting). Our apologies for any confusion and anxious moments we might have caused all the participants. The Election Committee is grateful to everyone who is willing to participate in making CUE the great union it is becoming. You should be receiving your ballot in the mail during the first week of August. Thank you all for your understanding. The Election Committee.

Thanks,
Election Committee

Nominations for this election closed on July 1, 2002. Here are the candidates (REVISED 7/25/02):

President:	Claudia Horning (Los Angeles)	(unopposed, declared elected)
Vice President, north:	Mark Covington (LBNL)	(unopposed, declared elected)
Vice President, south:	Carmen Elliot (Irvine)
	Anita Windom-Jones (Los Angeles)
Secretary:	Judy Shattuck (Berkeley)	(unopposed, declared elected)
Treasurer:	Chris Hertzog (San Diego)
	Elinor Levine (Berkeley)
Chief Steward:	Margy Wilkinson (Berkeley)
	Lucretia King (Los Angeles)	(see 7/25/02 note from Election Committee above)
Trustees:	Chris Benoit (Riverside)	(unopposed, declared elected)
	Randy Rock (Irvine)	(unopposed, declared elected)

Ballots, including candidate statements and responses will be mailed out on August 1, 2002. You must have joined CUE by May 30, 2002 in order to vote in these elections.

The 2002 Election Committee:
Becky Croll
Maria Figueroa
Mary Higgins
Kathy Kasten
Connie McGrath

From CUE's Statewide Election Committee to the CUE Membership:

Due to unforeseen problems, we find it necessary to provide a revised TIMELINE. (Please see previous material for nomination details.)

REVISED TIMELINE FOR CUE STATEWIDE OFFICER ELECTIONS - 2002

TIMELINE:

June 16	Nominations open
July 1	Nominations close
July 7	Candidate Statements due
July 14	Candidates swap statements
July 18	Candidates' responses to statements due
August 1	Ballots mailed out, including candidate statements and responses. CUE membership required by May 30, 2002 to qualify as voter.
August 22	Deadline for RECEIPT of ballot (NOTE: ballot must be received in the Riverside post office box by this date)
August 24 / 25	Ballots counted in Riverside

The 2002 Election Committee:
Becky Croll, Davis
Maria Figueroa, San Diego
Mary Higgins, San Francisco
Kathy Kasten, Los Angeles
Connie McGrath, Riverside

THE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR STATEWIDE OFFICERS - 2002

The Coalition of University Employees announces that elections for the following positions will be held July 14 to August 5, 2002 (postmarked):

1) President	5) Vice-President, Southern California
2) Secretary	6) Vice-President, Northern California
3) Treasurer	7) Chief Steward
4) Trustee - 1 year	8) Trustee - 2 years

To run for statewide office, the member must be in good standing in a local and be employed in the unit.

The Northern Vice-President shall be employed at one of the following locations: Berkeley, Davis, Merced, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, LBNL, or the Office of the President/Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) - if located in the north.

The Southern Vice-President shall be employed at Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, Santa Barbara, or the Office of the President/DANR - if located in the south.)

*** If you do not receive a ballot by July 18th, e-mail a request for a duplicate ballot or leave a message requesting a duplicate ballot, with your name, campus and home address at 1-888-900-8989. Every attempt will be made to honor all requests for ballots by CUE members received by July 27, 2002.

May 30	Nominations open
June 14	Nominations close
June 24	Candidate Statements due
June 28	Candidates swap statements
July 5	Candidates' responses to statements due
July 14	Ballots mailed out, including candidate statements and responses. CUE membership required by May 30, 2002 to qualify as voter.
August 7	Deadline for RECEIPT of ballot (NOTE: ballot must be received in the Riverside post office box by this date)
August 8&9	Ballots counted in Riverside

The nomination period is from midnight on May 30th until 11:59 PM on June 14th. Nominations will be made via the telephone. You may leave a message at 1-888-900-8989. (Note: this phone number will not accept nominations until May 30, 2002!) The message should include:

1. Name of the person you are nominating, either their work phone number or e-mail address
2. Office for which you are nominating
3. Your name
4. Employee I.D. number
5. Your workplace telephone number, or e-mail address

You may nominate yourself. You may make multiple nominations. No seconding is required.

Someone from the Elections Committee will confirm the receipt of your nomination, and will also notify the person nominated. Candidates must fax a written acceptance of the nomination to the following fax number: 310- 473-7240. This fax should be received by the Elections Committee as soon as possible after notification of the nomination, but no later than 24 hours after the close of nominations.

Procedures for the CUE Statewide Officer Elections

1. Candidates statements: Candidate statements shall be organized in the following manner:
   1. Each candidate will have 400 words for their statement of purpose, vision, pitch, etc.
   2. Immediately below this statement, each candidate will be able to list (i.e., not complete sentences or paragraphs) their experience/credentials with CUE - committees, responsibilities, office held, etc. - including up to ten items maximum. Candidates may include up to three items in relation to experience earned in other organizations at the end of their list if the total list contains no more than 10 items.
   3. Endorsements: each candidate in a separate section below their statement and experience synopsis can list up to 12 endorsements. Endorsements in this section are defined as being individual members of CUE, with offices or CUE responsibilities listed for identification purposes only. If an endorsement comes from another candidate for a statewide office, the particular office for which they are competing can be identified as well. In any case, no more than three such labels may be used as identifiers for any one endorsement.
   4. Any experience or endorsement that does not fit within the parameters of 3b or 3c may be included as part of the candidate's statement as described in 3a. The only exception would be endorsements from individuals/organizations which supervise members of the bargaining unit CUE represents.
2. As provided in the Constitution, Candidates may have a statement and rebuttal mailed at CUE's expense. If the Candidate misses the deadline, which is the close of business June 24th, their statements will not be mailed out at CUE's expense. Statements should be either faxed to Election Committee at 310-473-7240 or mailed to Election Committee, c/o CUE 1261 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024.
3. Candidate Mailings: As provided for in the constitution, each candidate can prepare and send one mailing at their own expense.
4. The CUE website will host a section for the statewide election that will include: an approved timeline, text of mailings and candidate statements and rebuttal, and the e-mail address or substitute contact information for each candidate, if they so choose. Photos will be included to identify candidates barring technical inadequacies. The Elections Committee takes responsibility for posting only information that is confirmed by the candidates themselves.
5. Each Candidate will receive one free hardcopy of CUE's Statewide membership information.
6. Spending limits per candidate will equal $250.00. Each candidate will receive the appropriate funds reporting forms with the $250.00 check. Relevant sections of the Constitution governing this election are included in Section V (Statewide Structure); VI (Elections) and Appendix A (Elections Code)

The 2002 Election Committee:
Becky Croll
Maria Figueroa
Mary Higgins
Kathy Kasten
Connie McGrath