PSC-CUNY Elections

Election Committee: The Election Committee is elected by the Delegate Assembly. Under article viii, section 3a of the PSC Constitution the Election Committee shall:

Current members and alternates of the committee are (in alphabetical order): Ed Alterman, Frank Deale (Chair), Alan Feigenberg, Bill Friedheim, Ingrid Hughes, Danny Lynch, Nicole McDaniel, Diane Menna, John Pittman, Marilyn Rothchild, Joseph Wilson, David Winn, Bob Wurman.

NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION -- DELEGATES TO AAUP ANNUAL MEETING -- JUNE 2008

To Be Elected: 15 Delegates to 2008 AAUP Annual Meeting.

Eligibility for Holding Office: PSC members who have been members in good standing of the PSC for at least 4 months prior to the mailing of the ballots (since 1/12/08) and are included among those who have been identified by the PSC Executive Council as members of the PSC Chapter of the AAUP shall be entitled to hold position as delegate to the AAUP 2008 Annual Meeting.

Voting Eligibility: PSC members who have been members in good standing of the PSC for at least 4 months prior to the mailing of the ballots (since 1/12/08) and are included among those who been identified by the PSC Executive Council as members of the PSC Chapter of the AAUP shall be entitled to vote in the election of delegates to the AAUP 2007 Annual Meeting.

Nominating Procedure: Nomination of an individual or a slate must be by official nominating petition signed by no fewer than twenty-five (25) of the identified members in good standing of the PSC Chapter of the AAUP. (List is available at the PSC Office.) For all candidates, petitions shall include: (a) the printed name, signature, department and college of each petitioner and (b) the printed name, signature, department and college of the nominee, as well as the office being sought by the nominee. A candidate’s signature on a slate petition shall constitute that candidate’s acceptance of the slate designation.

Slate Regulations: A slate of candidates will be recognized if it consists of candidates for twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the delegates to be elected (four (4) or more) and if it submits prior to the close of nominations: (a) a listing of slate's delegate candidates, including the person designated to authorize nominees for the slate; and (b) the names of the members of the caucus's Committee on Vacancies which, unless otherwise designated shall be the caucus nominating committee, authorized to replace any candidate on the slate whose name is withdrawn no later then seven (7) days prior to the mailing of the ballots.

Balloting: All voting must be on the official PSC ballot. Write-in votes are permitted. A write-in vote shall be valid if the intent of the voter is clear: written, printed and typed names are acceptable. A write-in candidate must meet the same eligibility requirements as a regular candidate. Write-in candidates who are elected must submit written acceptance of office to the Elections Committee within ten calendar days of notification that their election has been certified.

Campaigning: Declared candidates may mail literature at their own expense, either directly or through the PSC mailing house. At the request of the candidate and at cost, the PSC will provide the mailing house with a home-addressed download of the eligible membership. Candidates must notify the PSC five business days in advance of the mailing to allow sufficient time for the ordering of labels. (See Barbara Gabriel in the PSC Office to file the required forms.)

Election Tally: Each candidate, or a representative of the candidate, is entitled to be present at the counting of the ballots.

Challenges: Challenges to the election results, if any, must be filed with the Elections Committee on or before 5 PM on June 3, 2008 and will be considered by the Elections Committee on June 6, 2008.

Half of the PSC chapters were up for election in April, 2008. Ballots were counted on April 29th. Results will be published once the elections are certified. PSC Election Rules specify that:,

In each of the chapters below, voters elected the Chapter Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, four Officers-At-Large, Delegates to the Delegate Assembly (in addition to the Chapter Chairperson who shall automatically be the initial delegate to the Delegate Assembly) and Alternates to the Delegate Assembly according to the following listing:

In addition each of the chapters above elected two members to the PSC-CUNY Welfare Fund Advisory Council (except the Graduate School and Hostos which will elect one each).

On Friday, May 4, the PSC Elections Committee certified 2007 election results for all of the chapters listed on the chart below (with the exception of Manhattan EOC and Registrars, from which the PSC received no candidate petitions).

The American Arbitration Association (AAA) counted the ballots in the three contested elections -- BMCC, HEOs and KBCC. Incumbents won handily in each of those elections. Click below to see the certified results.

The PSC counted ballots in-house for all of the elections for which there were no contested positions as of March 7, 2007, the deadline for candidates to submit petitions. However, in one case, Brooklyn EOC, a write-in campaign prevailed. The Brooklyn EOC results, plus a listing of ballots mailed and ballots received (votes) for all elections can be viewed by clicking here.

In each of the Chapters listed below (except Manhattan EOC and Registrars), voters elected the Chapter Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, up to four Officers-at-Large, Delegates to the Delegate Assembly (in addition to the
Chapter Chairperson, who shall automatically be the initial delegate to the Delegate Assembly) and Alternates to the Delegate Assembly according to the following listing. (See below for election rules on certification of elections.)

Eligibility to vote. Article III, Section 5a of the PSC constitution stipulates:

On April 25, 2006, the American Arbitration Association counted ballots in the unionwide election to choose the PSC’s principal officers and the rest of its Executive Council. The incumbent New Caucus slate won every contest, defeating the CUNY Alliance with an average of 54% of the vote. PSC President Barbara Bowen was re-elected with 3,201 out of 5,856 votes. Click here to see the AAA results for all positions. The Summer '06 Clarion has more detailed coverage of the election results which you can read by clicking here.

On May 2, 2006, the CUNY Alliance filed a challenge to the PSC Election Committee. The Election Committee heard the challenge and issued a seven-page decision/report, dated 5/15/05, denying the challenge and certifying the election. Click here to read the decision. The CUNY Alliance then appealed to the PSC Delegate Assembly, stating new grounds for its protest. Click here to read the Election Committee response to these new grounds. The PSC Delegate Assembly, when it met on Thursday, May 25th, affirmed the Election Committee's decision/report and certification of the election results.