Nominations close Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 4 p.m.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 9:35 pm

Nominations submitted after Thursday, Feb 2 cannot be accepted.

On Friday February 3, we will post a form for write-in candidates.

• Download an extract from the MCCC Bylaws and MCCC Policies related to nominations and to the conduct of elections

Policies Related to Candidates for Delegate Status

Write-in Candidates

1. Write-in candidates are permitted. for MTA Delegate Assembly and/or NEA Representative Assembly. Write-in candidates MUST register with the MCCC prior to the close of elections; information is provided below. 

Candidates for NEA Representative Assembly

NEA Bylaw Rules on NEA-RA

1. MCCC members in good standing on January 15, 2012, who pay their NEA dues through the MCCC may seek election as MCCC local delegate to the NEA-RA. Only members who pay their dues to NEA through the MCCC are entitled to vote in the election for MCCC delegates to the NEA-RA. Members teaching in DCE or part-time day who pay NEA dues through another MTA local (MSCA, a K-12 local, etc) may seek election and vote for NEA-RA delegates only through that local. Individuals who join NEA through MCCC or another local after January 15, 2012 are not eligible to seek election as a delegate to the 2010 NEA-RA.
   
2. No dues money may be used to promote the candidacy of any individual for an NEA office.

• The MTA provides a stipend of $400. The MCCC provides additional reimbursement* support up to $800 to the top 15 candidates.  

Candidates for MTA Delegate Assembly

1. MCCC members in good standing on March 1, 2012, who pay their MTA dues through the MCCC may seek election as MCCC local delegate to the MTA-DA. Only members who pay their dues to MTA through the MCCC are entitled to vote in the election for MCCC delegates to the MTA-DA. Members teaching in DCE or part-time day who pay MTA dues through another MTA local (MSCA, a K-12 local, etc) may seek election and vote for MTA-DA delegates only through that local. Individuals who join MTA through MCCC or another local after March 1, 2012 are not eligible to seek election as a delegate to the 2012 MTA-DA.
   
2. MCCC Members on the MTA Board are ex officio delegates to the MTA.
   
3. Delegates shall be registered at the Annual Meeting (DA) for a term of one year.
   
4. No dues money may be used to promote the candidacy of any individual for an MTA office.

• Stipend: The MCCC provides a stipend of $50 dollars per day to delegates who attend the meeting.
  
• Hotel Room: Delegates who are on the ballot and who live more than 25 miles from the meeting are entitled to a double occupancy hotel room at the convention hotel, arranged by the MCCC, for Friday night. Write-in candidates will be accomodated on a space available basis.
  
  
• Election Waiver for Candidates for MCCC Delegate to the MTA Annual Meeting
  If the number of certified candidates for MTA delegate is less than or equal to the number permitted, then those candidates are deemed elected.  A ballot process will be conducted to permit write-in candidates for none-filled slots, or to be named as successor delegates.

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Policies Related to Candidates for Officer and At-Large Part-time Adjunct Director

• From the MCCC Bylaws as amended April 2008: The Board of Directors shall be composed of the officers, one member elected for a term of one year from each chapter by the members of the chapter, and two at-large part-time/adjunct members elected by part-time/adjunct members as part of the regular election cycle each year.  The term of office for members other than officers shall be one year beginning with the June Board meeting of the year in which members are elected. The Board of Directors is empowered to fill vacancies in the two part-time/adjunct positions which occur after the election cycle.
  
• Candidates must submit a NOMINATION SIGNATURE FORM to the MCCC office with the required number of active member signatures by the nomination deadline. For officers this is at least fifty (50) signatures, and for at-large-part-time adjunct director this is at least ten (10) MCCC active member,  Note that agency fee payers may not nominate and their signatures do not count.
• Candidates for these offices must be on the ballot to be eligible for election. No write-in candidates are permitted.
  
• Association membership lists appropriate to the office being sought may be provided by the Nominations and Elections Committee equally to all certified officer and at-large part-time adjunct director candidates. An electronic file of only part-time member names, mailing addresses, and home colleges will be provided to all certified at-large part-time adjunct director candidates without cost, upon request and completion and submission of the board-approved address list request form to the Nominations & Elections Committee chair.
  
• Candidates will be permitted a statement published in the February newsletter and/or online. This must be no longer than 250 words and submissions longer than 250 words will be truncated to that length. This statement and, optionally, a good quality recent photo, must be submitted to the communications coordinator (communications@mccc-union.org) by the time nominations close to qualify for publishing in the newsletter and/or online.

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Dates for MCCC Elections, Spring 2012 *

Nov, Dec 2011	Nomination form in MCCC Newsletter and online
October 31 , 2011	Nominations open
Feb 2, 2012 (Thursday)	Nominations close 4:00 PM
Feb 24, 2012 (Friday)	Ballots mailed to all MCCC members.
March 23, 2012 (Friday)	Balloting closes 4:00 P.M.
March 28, 2012 (Wednesday)	Results of elections posted on the web site by this day.

* These dates were adopted by the Board of Directors September 23, 2011.