Notice of Nominations: 2016 NYSNA Officer Elections
Nominations are being accepted for the following NYSNA offices and positions: President, First Vice President, Treasurer, five (5) Directors at Large, Southeastern Regional Director, Eastern Regional Director, and Western Regional Director.
Nominations forms, Consent to Serve forms, and Candidate Statement forms must be submitted no later than April 1, 2016.
TERMS OF OFFICE
All elected officers and directors will serve three-year terms. The terms of office for the positions listed above will commence at the conclusion of the ballot count.
NOMINATIONS
Nominations may be submitted in writing by mail, e-mail or fax to the Nominating Committee at the following address:
Nominating Committee
New York State Nurses Association
c/o Jeremy Markman
131 W 33rd St., Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10001
jeremy.markman@nysna.org
Fax: (888) 395-7259
Nomination Forms, Consent to Serve forms, and Candidate Statement forms will be available on the NYSNA website, nysna.org/election, and from the Nominating Committee at the above address.
No member may accept nomination for or serve in more than one office.
ELIGIBILITY TO NOMINATE
A member may self-nominate or nominate a candidate for office only if he or she is not: (1) in arrears in the payment of dues, fees and financial obligations to NYSNA; (2) a supervisor or manager within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act; (3) a member of the NYSNA staff; (4) serving on the Nominating or Election Committee.
ELIGIBILITY TO RUN FOR OFFICE
A member is eligible to run for office only if he or she is not: (1) in arrears in the payment of dues, fees and financial obligations to NYSNA; (2) a supervisor or manager within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act; (3) a member of the NYSNA staff; (4) serving on the Nominating or Election Committee.
While all members meeting these criteria may run for Association-wide office, only members assigned to a designated Region (available at nysna.org/election) may run for that Regional Director position.