ARTICLE IV - LOCAL ELECTIONS
Section 1. Local officer elections for all locals within SEIU Local 503, OPEU will be held between February and April of even numbered years, with those elected taking office no later than May 1st of that year. The seated Retiree Local President shall complete the full two-year term of office on the Board, and the Retiree Local President-elect shall be installed with the full Board in August at General Council. Officer terms of office shall be two (2) years.

Section 2. Elections for Local Officers shall be conducted in accordance with procedures provided in the local’s constitution and bylaws and in accordance with the General Elections Requirements as stated in Article III, GENERAL ELECTION REQUIREMENTS, of these Bylaws. (Bylaws Article III, GENERAL ELECTION REQUIREMENTS, also speaks to election of delegates.)

Section 3. Each member shall be provided an opportunity to vote by secret ballot for election of Local Officers, and delegates and alternate delegates to General Council. If an elected alternate delegate is unable to serve, the candidate with the highest number of votes shall be the replacement delegate to General Council.

Section 4. The President of each local shall appoint an elections committee of three (3) active members in the local, who are not nominees, to prepare, distribute, receive, and count the ballots at a duly publicized meeting (minimum fifteen (15)-day meeting notice required) or by mail-in ballot; to certify the election results; and to perform any other task required for conducting local elections. The local elections committee shall announce the election results to the seated officers, successful candidates and other announced candidates within five (5) days after the ballots have been counted.

Section 5. All duly nominated candidates in a statewide local shall be invited to submit campaign statements, as submitted on the nomination form, not to exceed 200 words in length, for publication with the ballots. The additional cost of this publication shall be paid by the General Fund.