Attendance & Voter Eligibility

	Membership Dues Paid
	By Sept 14, 2020	Sept 15 – Nov 1, 2020	Nov 2 – Nov 14, 2020
First time members	can attend, can vote	can attend, cannot vote	cannot attend, cannot vote
Renewing members	can attend, can vote	can attend, can vote	cannot attend, cannot vote

• An eligibility list of credentialed PSC New Caucus members will be generated as of November 1, 2020, at 11:59 PM.
• Eligible voters will receive a link to join the nominating convention.
• Voters who do not receive a Zoom link should email Robert Nelson, Membership Coordinator, at psccunynewcaucus@gmail.com, no later than November 7, 2020.
• The final list of eligible voting and non-voting members will be sent to a third-party vendor.

Nominations from the Floor

• The Convenor will open the floor for nominations.
• Nominees must be PSC New Caucus members in good standing.
• Members may self-nominate or be nominated by others.
• Candidates must state their full name and position sought.
• Nominees must accept or decline the nomination.

Nominee’s Forum

• Nominees for all slate positions will have two-minutes to make a candidate statement.

Conducting Elections & Voting Tabulation

• A third-party vendor will host the convention and conduct the electronic poll ballots using the Zoom meeting platform to launch polls, collect ballots, and share poll results. Non-voting members will be placed in a breakout room for two minutes as the poll is launched to collect ballots.
• The third-party vendor will present the raw counts of poll results.
• Write-in votes will not be an option using the Zoom platform.
• A Deliberation Committee comprised of a PSC New Caucus Governing Board Member, Coordinator, Treasurer, Robert Nelson, Robert Cermele, David Kotelchuck, and Kathleen Offenholley will certify the election results for each officer position; and it will be reported before moving to the next officer position on the slate.

Note: The nomination procedure, forum, and the poll will be repeated for each position, so that individuals who are defeated for one position may run for a subsequent position.