ARTICLE V - DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ELECTIONS
Section 1. Directors and Assistant Directors are elected as follows:
1. One member employed by OUS;
2. One member employed by an agency in the DHS Coalition of DAS;
3. One member employed by an agency in the ODOT Coalition of DAS;
4. One member employed by an agency in the Specials Coalition of DAS;
5. One member employed by an agency in the Institutions Coalition of DAS;
6. One member employed by a local government;
7. One member employed by a private non-profit agency;
8. One member in the Client Employed Provider program or a private home care agency;
9. One member employed by a nursing home;
10. One member employed as a child care provider;
11. One member employed as an adult foster home provider;
12. One member who works in the North Central/Eastern Oregon region;
13. One member who works in the South Central/Eastern Oregon region;
14. One member who works in the Southern Oregon region;
15. One member who works in the Oregon Coast region;
16. One member who works in the West Central Valley region;
17. One member who works in the East Central Valley region;
18. Two members who work in the Greater Salem region;
19. One member who works in the West Salem/Polk County region;
20. One member who works in the North Valley region;
21. One member who works in the West Portland region;
22. One member who works in the Greater Portland region.
23. The Statewide President of SEIU Local 503, OPEU;
24. The Statewide Vice President of SEIU Local 503, OPEU;
25. The Statewide Secretary-Treasurer of SEIU Local 503, OPEU;
26. The Statewide Past President of SEIU Local 503, OPEU;
27. The Executive Director of SEIU Local 503, OPEU; and
28. The President of the Retirees’ Local of SEIU Local 503, OPEU.
(a) For the North Central/Eastern Oregon region, One Director elected by members from ZIP Code areas 97004, 97009, 97010, 97011, 97014, 97017, 97019, 97021, 97022, 97023, 97028, 97029, 97031, 97033, 97039, 97040, 97041, 97042, 97044, 97049, 97050, 97055, 97057, 97058, 97063, 97065, 97067, 97732, 97801, 97810, 97812, 97813, 97818, 97820, 97821, 97823, 97824, 97825, 97826, 97827, 97828, 97831, 97835, 97836, 97838, 97839, 97840, 97841, 97842, 97843, 97844, 97846, 97850, 97857, 97859, 97861, 97862, 97865, 97868, 97869, 97875, 97876, 97880, 97882, 97883, 97885, 97886; and
(b) For the South Central/Eastern Oregon region, One Director elected by members from ZIP Code areas, 97001, 97037, 97038, 97342, 97346, 97350, 97413, 97425, 97427, 97443, 97447, 97463, 97484, 97492, 97601, 97602, 97603, 97604, 97620, 97621, 97622, 97623, 97624, 97625, 97626, 97627, 97630, 97632, 97633, 97634, 97635, 97636, 97637, 97638, 97639, 97640, 97641, 97701, 97702, 97707, 97708, 97709, 97710, 97711, 97712, 97720, 97721, 97722, 97730, 97731, 97733, 97734, 97735, 97736, 97737, 97738, 97739, 97741, 97750, 97751, 97752, 97753, 97754, 97756, 97758, 97759, 97760, 97761, 97814, 97817, 97819, 97830, 97833, 97834, 97837, 97845, 97848, 97856, 97864, 97867, 97870, 97872, 97873, 97874, 97877, 97884, 97901, 97902, 97903, 97904, 97905, 97906, 97907, 97908, 97909, 97910, 97911, 97913, 97914, 97917, 97918, 97920; and
(c) For the Southern Oregon region, One Director elected by members from ZIP Code areas 97410, 97416, 97417, 97429, 97432, 97442, 97457, 97469, 97470, 97481, 97494, 97495, 97496, 97497, 97501, 97502, 97503, 97504, 97520, 97522, 97523, 97524, 97525, 97526, 97527, 97528, 97530, 97531, 97532, 97533, 97534, 97535, 97536, 97537, 97538, 97539, 97540, 97541, 97543, 97544; and
(d) For the Oregon Coast region, One Director elected by members from ZIP Code areas 97016, 97018, 97048, 97051, 97053, 97054, 97064, 97102, 97103, 97106, 97107, 97108, 97109, 97110, 97112, 97116, 97117, 97118, 97119, 97121, 97122, 97125, 97130, 97131, 97133, 97134, 97135, 97136, 97138, 97141, 97143, 97144, 97145, 97146, 97147, 97149, 97203, 97231, 97326, 97341, 97343, 97344, 97347, 97357, 97364, 97365, 97366, 97367, 97368, 97369, 97372, 97376, 97380, 97388, 97390, 97391, 97394, 97396, 97406, 97407, 97411, 97414, 97415, 97420, 97423, 97439, 97441, 97444, 97449, 97450, 97453, 97458, 97459, 97464, 97465, 97466, 97467, 97473, 97476, 97480, 97491, 97493, 97498; and
(e) For the West Central Valley region, One Director elected by members from ZIP Code areas 97056, 97324, 97370, 97401, 97402, 97403 97404, 97405, 97408, 97409, 97412, 97419, 97426, 97428, 97430, 97435, 97436, 97437, 97440, 97448, 97451, 97456, 97461, 97462, 97486, 97487, 97490, 97499; and
(f) For the East Central Valley region, One Director elected by members from ZIP Code areas 97321, 97322, 97327, 97329, 97330, 97331, 97333, 97335, 97336, 97339, 97345, 97348, 97355, 97374, 97377, 97386, 97389, 97424, 97431, 97434, 97438, 97446, 97452, 97454, 97455, 97472, 97477, 97478, 97479, 97482, 97488, 97489; and
(g) For the Greater Salem region, Two Directors elected by members from ZIP Code areas 97301, 97302, 97305, 97306, 97308, 97309, 97311, 97312, 97313, 97314, 97317, 97325, 97352, 97358, 97360, 97375, 97381, 97383, 97385, 97392; and
(h) For the West Salem/Polk County region, One Director elected by members from ZIP Code areas 97304, 97310, 97338, 97351, 97361; and
(i) For the North Valley region, One Director elected by members from ZIP Code areas 97002, 97005, 97006, 97007, 97008, 97013, 97020, 97026, 97032, 97062, 97070, 97071, 97075, 97076, 97077, 97078, 97101, 97111, 97113, 97114, 97115, 97123, 97124, 97127, 97128, 97132, 97137, 97140, 97148, 97210, 97224, 97225, 97229, 97298, 97303, 97307, 97362, 97371, 97373, 97378, 97384; and
(j) For the West Portland region, One Director elected by members from ZIP Code areas 97201, 97202, 97204, 97205, 97207, 97208, 97209, 97211, 97212, 97214, 97217, 97218, 97221, 97227, 97228, 97232, 97239, 97240, 97242, 97251, 97253, 97254, 97255, 97256, 97258, 97259, 97271, 97272, 97299, 97280, 97281, 97283, 97290, 97291, 97293, 97296, and
(k) For the Greater Portland region, One Director elected by members from ZIP Code areas 97015, 97024, 97027, 97030, 97034, 97035, 97036, 97045, 97060, 97068, 97080, 97086, 97089, 97206, 97213, 97215, 97216, 97219, 97220, 97222, 97223, 97230, 97233, 97236, 97238, 97266, 97267, 97268, 97269, 97282, 97286, 97292, 97294.
(See also AP&P Article 1 – Board of Directors).
Section 2. The second highest vote getter in each election for Director shall be elected Assistant Director. Where members elect two Directors, the third and fourth highest vote getters shall be elected Assistant Directors.
Section 3. Each member may cast one vote for a Director in his/her employer group (1-11, above). Where a member has more than one employer group, a primary employer group shall be determined by where the longest membership status exists. Each member may also cast one vote for a Director from his/her geographic area (12-22, above). Homecare, Adult Foster Care and Childcare members shall be represented and vote in the geographic area in which they live. Out-of-state Homecare, Adult Foster Care and Childcare workers will be represented in the geographic are closest to their home. All other members shall be represented and vote in the geographic area in which they work except that any member may opt, on an individual basis, to have their voting rights for Director determined by where they live rather than where they work.
Section 4. The Board may assign newly organized workers, or workers affected by changes in zip code definitions, to representative groups as needed so long as such assignments are put into resolution to amend the bylaws which is sponsored to the next regular session of the General Council.
Section 5. The Union President shall appoint members to the Board of Directors Elections Committee, subject to ratification by the Board of Directors. The Elections Committee shall designate the open period for nominations for Director and Assistant Director and shall make nomination forms available to all eligible voters at least fifteen (15) days prior to the opening of nominations. A Headquarters staff person shall be designated to receive and date-stamp hand-carried nomination forms received at SEIU Local 503, OPEU Headquarters by the appointed deadline. The Elections Committee shall oversee opening and tallying of ballots, shall hear complaints regarding election procedure or rule interpretations except as otherwise provided in Bylaws Article III, General Election Requirements, Section 9.
Section 6. Candidate profiles for Director and Assistant Director will be published in the 503 VOICE within thirty (30) days after nominations close. Ten (10) days after publication and distribution of the 503 VOICE, the ballots will be prepared and mailed by Headquarters to the last known address of all eligible voters.
Section 7. Ballots shall be coded to clearly show in what election the ballot was cast. All ballots will be returned by mail to a special elections post office box. All ballots must be received by the deadline specified in the election notice.
Section 8. Ballots shall be opened, counted, and tallied at Union Headquarters or other qualified election service. Election results shall be certified by the Elections Committee Chair and the Union Secretary-Treasurer, their designee, or by the approved election service. Ballots, envelopes, tally sheets, and other election materials will be secured according to Article III, GENERAL ELECTION REQUIREMENTS, Section 8 of the Bylaws.
Section 9. Election results shall be made public by the Union Secretary-Treasurer, or designee, within five (5) days after the ballots are counted. Candidates shall be mailed a copy of the tally sheets for all candidates from their election and information about the challenge process including timelines within this same five (5)-day period.
Section 10. Members notified of an election but not receiving a ballot or otherwise needing a replacement ballot shall request a replacement ballot by phone, in person, or in writing. The replacement ballot shall be so marked on the outside return envelope and duly noted by the ballot counting committee before opening.
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