Help should be limited to technical and/or mechanical assistance in carrying out election procedures.
You May
- Type any letters regarding election information and procedures.
- Type an election plan or clustering procedure
- Type and send an “information sheet” containing positions/biographical data on all candidates.
- Type the ballot.
- Receive and store unopened ballots for the Elections Committee.
- Be sure ballots remain unopened and are stored in a secure place until retrieved by the region Elections Committee for tally.
- Type any document reporting election results.
You May Not
- Write or design a clustering procedure or election plan.
- Make phone calls or send letters which recommend one candidate over another, or prepare campaign literature for any candidate.
- Select ballot position for the candidates.
- Deliver or distribute packages of ballots to building reps or others charged with their distribution to individual members.
- Deliver or distribute ballots, except by mail, to individual members in a particular election, or in any way solicit votes.
- Open ballot envelopes or count ballots.
- Record vote totals given to you over the phone by elections committee members.
- Record a vote or votes for a candidate given to you over the phone by an individual member.
- Participate in any governance campaign activities, including but not limited to fundraising efforts.
Any questions should be directed to the IEA-NEA Elections Committee, their staff liaisons Debra Knox (or Mitch Roth if Debra is not available) or the IEA-NEA President’s Office. Do not guess or give advice!!
June, 2006