June 16, 2021

UUP is issuing a call for candidate statements for its upcoming statewide election.

At the special virtual 2021 Spring Delegate Assembly, held June 4-5, delegates approved a temporary constitutional amendment to allow mail ballots instead of in-person voting for the upcoming statewide election this summer.

Delegates will elect a vice president for academics and a vice president for professionals. They will also fill six seats on UUP’s statewide Executive Board.

For this election, which is operating on a special schedule approved by the UUP Executive Board, candidate statements will be posted on the UUP website here.

The deadline to submit a candidate statement is Friday, July 9, 2021

The statements will be posted on UUP’s website as soon as possible after the deadline, and an announcement that they have been posted will be widely publicized by UUP.

The statewide self-nomination forms were mailed June 9. Statewide self-nominations close June 23, and the self-nomination lists will be posted to the UUP website June 25.

Statewide elections ballots will be mailed June 30 to UUP delegates who attended the virtual Spring 2021 UUP DA. The ballots are due July 28 and will be counted on July 29 and July 30, 2021.

Candidate statements: guidelines

The following provisions apply to candidate statements:
• Candidates may submit a statement of up to 500 words and a photo for publication. If a candidate submits a lengthier statement, it will be posted in smaller type to give all candidates equal space.
• You can email or mail statements and photos to the attention of UUP Director of Media and Publications Mike Lisi. They must be received at the UUP Administrative Office—P.O. Box 15143, Albany, N.Y. 12212—no later than 5 p.m. Friday, July 9, 2021. Email versions may be sent to Lisi at Mlisi@uupmail.org and please cc to Dmcgrath@uupmail.org).
• Statements will be published by order of election and in alphabetical order in even-numbered years and reverse alphabetical order in odd-numbered years.
• Candidates are urged to submit statements and photos by email.

Note: UUP policy prohibits the use of UUP or state equipment or resources (including email) to produce or distribute campaign material for UUP elections.

Copies of the policy on the distribution of campaign material can be found at chapter offices, or by contacting UUP Secretary/Treasurer Jeri O’Bryan-Losee at jobryan@uupmail.org.