All candidates must be members of the RTC as of Tuesday, April 13, 2021.
NOMINATIONS
Officer candidates must submit a nominating form with 10 member sponsors’ signatures. Methods of gathering required signatures during this pandemic to be determined.
Executive Board candidates must submit a nominating form with five member sponsors’ signatures. Methods to obtain required signatures during this pandemic to be determined.
Delegate Assembly candidates must submit a nominating form with one member sponsor’s signature. Candidate can self-nominate.
Nominating forms will be available on Tuesday, March 9, 2021; method of obtaining petitions to be determined.
Nominating forms must be received at the RTC office by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.
BALLOTING INFORMATION
Any group of candidates may join together to form a slate of officers, Executive Board members and DA delegates. Information is available from John Soldini, an RTC election committee co-chair, by calling the hotline number to be determined.
Candidates may run as independents if they are not on any slate.
Ballots will be mailed on or about Friday, May 14, 2021.
Candidates’ statements will be mailed with the ballots. Each slate is entitled to a statement that may not exceed two sides of an 8½ x 11 inch sheet. An independent officer or Executive Board candidate not on a slate is entitled to a statement not exceeding 50 words. An independent DA candidate not on a slate is entitled to a statement not exceeding 25 words. Only one statement will be included.
Statement copies needed to be submitted in typewritten form. The deadline for the submission of statement copy was Tuesday, April 13, 2021.
The deadline for the receipt of ballots at the American Arbitration Association is 8 a.m., Wednesday, June 16, 2021.
Ballots will be counted on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at the UFT, 50 Broadway, New York, NY 10004.
A retiree member who does not receive a ballot should contact the American Arbitration Association at 800-529-5218 as soon as possible or request one online at www.AAAElections.org/UFT.
If circumstances require a change of any of the dates, adequate notice will be given via email.
RTC Election Committee: Nina Tribble, John Soldini, co-chairs; Vincent Gaglione and Robert Greenberg.