Notice of Nominations and Election of HPAE local 5185 Officers

The Nominations/Election Committee announces that there are nine (9) local officer positions that are up for election this year.  They are President, Vice President of RN/Professional members, Vice President of LPN/Technical/Business Office members, Vice President of Service members, Secretary, Treasurer, Co-Grievance Chairperson RN/ Professional members, Co-Grievance Chairperson LPN/Technical/Business Office and Service members and Mobilization/Membership Coordinator. The job descriptions and duties of these officers can be found in the local’s constitution and by-laws.  The nomination/election committee is currently accepting nominations for these positions.

Positions:

• President
• Vice President of RN/Professional members
• Vice President of LPN/Technical/Business Office members
• Vice President of Service members
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Co-Grievance Chairperson RN/ Professional members
• Co-Grievance Chairperson LPN/Technical/Business Office and Service members
• Mobilization/Membership Coordinator

TERM OF OFFICE: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025

NOMINATIONS PROCEDURE: A member in good standing may nominate another member to run for office. To nominate a candidate, a member must submit a nomination form to the Elections Committee with candidates signature accepting nomination. A member may also nominate themself for office. Said nomination forms must be submitted no later than the timeline set forth in the Notice of Election. A member may not nominate more than one candidate for the same position. A member may not be a candidate for more than one position.  Attached you will find a Nomination notice and form.  Return completed form to Local 5185 Nominations and Elections, P.O. Box 119, Emerson, New Jersey 07630 or emailed to elections@hpae.org .  Union office phone number (201) 262-5005.  Candidates must confirm receipt of nomination from a committee member by the deadline.  If not confirmed, the committee cannot guarantee name will appear on ballot. Full Candidate Election rules can be found on your local website page or by contacting Jeffrey Ball at jball@hpae.org There will be no write in ballots.

Download the Nomination Form here.

Download the Election Rules here.

NOMINATIONS DEADLINE: Nominations must be received by 10:00 a.m on November 27, 2021

ELECTION DATE: Ballots to be mailed to all members in December. If it is an uncontested election, the committee will cast one ballot on behalf of the slate in which case no ballots will be sent. All candidates may examine membership list and be present for the mailing and counting of the ballots.  You must advise the committee in writing if you wish to be present or would like to view membership list.  The reason for this is they will then share all the necessary information such as place and time.  Candidates must abide by “rules of conduct” establish by committee and can be found on local website or by contacting committee at elections@hpae.org . 

ELIGIBILITY: Any HPAE Local 5185 member in good standing is eligible to run for office. New officers must attend next HPAE new officer training.

HPAE LOCAL 5185 NOMINATIONS/ELECTION COMMITTEE:  Michele Vialette, Desiree Hendricks, Angelique Matteo and Jeffrey David Ball (HPAE Staff Representative, jball@hpae.org)