November 4, 2026

UUP’s elections calendar for 2027 chapter and affiliate convention delegates elections is posted on the UUP website.

You can view the elections calendar by clicking HERE.

Detailed information about UUP’s chapter elections is HERE. Information for elections to become UUP delegates to AFT and NYSUT is HERE.

Also, a series of 90-minute virtual workshops about chapter elections and the chapter/affiliate delegates election cycle are scheduled and run through December. Click HERE to register.

They are:
• Engaging Members Through Chapter Elections: Intended for chapter leadership, the workshop is designed to help chapters use chapter elections as an opportunity to engage members and develop membership. Sessions are scheduled at 11 a.m. on Nov. 9; 2 p.m. on Nov. 24; 9 a.m. on Dec. 16; and 2 p.m. on Dec. 23. Register for all sessions HERE.
• Chapter and Affiliate Election Cycle: A general overview of elections for chapter leadership and representation to UUP affiliates. It also includes a review of the electronic nomination process, paper nominations and balloting. Open to all members. Sessions are scheduled at noon on Nov. 19; and at 5 p.m. on Dec. 8. Register for all sessions HERE.

Three more workshops—Ballots, Write-Ins, Campaign Do’s and Don’t’s: Understanding Article 11 and Chapter President Release Time; and Chapter Release Time Application Process—will be held in early 2027.

Contact UUP statewide Secretary-Treasurer Jeri O’Bryan-Losee at jobryan@uupmail.org with questions.