Dear New Caucus Member:

Because of the spread of new coronavirus variants, the New Caucus has postponed its in-person gathering, originally scheduled for December 14.  We hope to announce a new date as soon as possible.

New Caucus Governing Board and Coordinating Committee

Dear New Caucus Members,

Hope you are staying safe. We are writing today with important information regarding the Treasurer/Governing Board election meeting on Saturday, November 13. This message contains five items of interest:

1. The link and instructions for entering Saturday’s meeting on Zoom 

2. The agenda for Saturday’s meeting 

3. A description of the nomination process as articulated in the New Caucus bylaws.

4. Declared nominations received thus far.

5. A reminder about dues deadlines.

1.INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENTERING THE ZOOM MEETING ON NOVEMBER 13

Here are the instructions for joining the meeting on Zoom: 

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkdeGgqDwpEtbAQ-GEVYOrVbV0RDbRsTs_

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Once you join the Zoom call, you will be placed in a waiting room. From here New Caucus coordinators will check your name off of the list of members eligible to attend and eligible to vote. 

Zoom doors will open at 9:45.

2. PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 13 MEETING (10 AM START TIME)

Welcome to Meeting (including welcome to new members)

Administrative Reports

Election for the New Caucus Treasurer

-Walkthrough of the Role of Treasurer

-Nominations for Treasurer

-Discussion

-Vote for Treasurer (via Opavote)   

Election for the New Caucus Governing Board

-Walkthrough of the Role of the Governing Board

-Review of Election Rules

– Nominations for Governing Board 

-Presentation of  candidate statements (including presentations of maximum 2 minutes by each candidate)

-Vote for Governing Board (via Opavote)

Announcements about Future New Caucus Events

3. NOMINATING PROCESS (Reproduced exactly as it appears in the New Caucus By-Laws: https://newcaucus.wordpress.com/bylaws-2/ )

1. Candidates for the Governing Board may self-nominate or may be nominated by someone else at the general meeting or in writing to the coordinators at least two weeks prior to the meeting.
2. Nominees must be members in good standing of the New Caucus on the day of the meeting.
3. At that meeting, nominees must either accept their nomination or must have communicated their acceptance to the coordinators prior to the meeting.
4. Notification of all elections for the Governing Board shall be given in writing at least 14 days in advance of the meeting at which they occur.
5.  Election Procedures:
6. Voting will be by secret ballot at the general meeting and conducted by the Coordinators.  Candidates may not participate in the counting of ballots.
7. Members shall vote for up to eleven but for no fewer than nine candidates or in the case of a special election to fill vacancies, members must vote for no fewer than the number of candidates needed to bring the board membership to nine.
8. Ballots that violate these requirements shall be void.
9. To be elected, a candidate must receive a simple majority of the valid votes cast.  If at least 9 candidates have not received a majority vote on the first ballot, additional rounds of balloting will be conducted consisting of those candidates who have not received a majority.  If more than eleven candidates receive a majority vote, the candidates who receive the greatest number of votes will be elected.
10. PSC Executive Council members shall not have a majority of seats on the board.  In the event that a majority of those elected are PSC Executive Council members, those with the fewest votes shall be disqualified until EC members constitute a minority of seats on the Board.
11. In the event of a tie, if the candidates agree, the winner(s) will be chosen by lot, otherwise, a runoff election shall be conducted.

4. DECLARED NOMINATIONS ACHIEVED THUS FAR.

So far 21 candidates have declared their nomination either as part of a slate or as an independent candidate. PSC Executive Council (EC) members are highlighted in yellow.

Slate 1	Slate 2	Independent Candidates
Carolina Bank Muñoz, Full-time faculty and PSC Chapter Chair, Brooklyn College	Stuart Davis, Assistant Professor, Baruch College	Lynne Turner, Adjunct Faculty, LaGuardia Community College, Graduate Assistant, Graduate Center, PSC Chapter Chair Graduate Center, PSC Executive Council
Shakia Brown, HEO, John Jay College	Rulisa Galloway-Perry, HEO, John Jay College
Bob Cermele, Retiree, New York City College of Technology	Amy Jeu, CLT, Hunter College, PSC Executive Council (cross-endorsed)
James Davis, Full-time faculty, Brooklyn College, PSC President	Lawrence Johnson, Assistant Professor, Brooklyn College
Yasmin Edwards, Full-time faculty and PSC Chapter Chair Bronx Community College	Boyda Johnstone, Assistant Professor, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Luke Elliott-Negri, Non-teaching adjunct, School of Labor & Urban Studies, PSC Executive Council	Marc Kagan, Adjunct Faculty and Graduate Assistant, City College and Graduate Center
Heather James, Full-time faculty, Borough of Manhattan Community College	Glenn Kissack, Retiree, Hunter College High School
Amy Jeu, CLT, Hunter College, PSC Executive Council	Ángel  Martínez, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Bronx Community College and Hunter College, PSC Executive Council
Peter Santiago, HEO, Kingsborough Community College	Gerry Martini, HEO Associate, Graduate Center
Youngmin Seo, Adjunct Lecturer, LaGuardia Community College, PSC Executive Council	Pam Stemberg, Adjunct Assistant Professor, City College and Hostos Community College, PSC Chapter Chair City College, PSC Executive Council
Rosa Squillacote, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Hunter College, PSC Vice President for Part-time Personnel

Candidacy statements are located on the New Caucus website or can be accessed directly from the Google Drive folder at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/176anEMuumCW0Uxvc_UCtXdaQ3ayh_BUH?usp=sharing

Note: For voting purposes, names of all candidates will appear on the ballot and New Caucus members will vote for up to 11 candidates to serve on the governing board. This means voters will check off names individually.

5. A REMINDER ABOUT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND DEADLINES

Unfortunately, if you did not meet the deadlines earlier in Fall 2021 for joining the New Caucus or renewing membership you will not be able to attend the meeting.

	Membership Dues Paid	Membership Dues Paid	Membership Dues Paid
	By Sept 14, 2021	Sept 15 – Oct 30, 2021	Oct 31 – Nov 13, 2021
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

Thanks very much and see you soon,

Amy Jeu, Anne Friedman, Claudia Shacter-Dechabert, Eileen Moran, and Stuart Davis 

On behalf of the New Caucus Coordinating Committee and Governing Board