Lake County Federation of Teachers, Local 504 Elections

Please be advised the Lake County Federation of Teachers hereby announces Convention Delegate Elections 2023.

Nominations must include: Name of nominee, council, personal phone number and personal email address (note: email address cannot end in .edu, .org or .gov.) No work/school phone numbers or email addresses will be accepted.

Elections Timeline

October 18, 2023 -  Nominations open

November 17, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. CST -  Nominations close

Notice of Elections sent to all members -  Candidates announced 

December 15, 2023 - Open Elections - Voting done by EZVote

January 4, 2024 - Closing Elections - Voting closes at 5:00 PM CST

January 5, 2024 -  Ballots tabulated and results announced by the Election Committee

If any objections and challenges are received during the 7 day period, the Election Committee has 10 days from receipt of the objection or challenge to respond.

January 12, 2024 - Close of objections and challenge period to initial election results

January 22, 2024 - End of Initial Election Objection Response Period

January 22, 2024 - LCFT Constitution requires convention delegates to be elected six months prior to convention

January 29, 2024 - Open Runoff Election

February 18, 2024 - Runoff Election Conclusion

February 19, 2024 - Ballots tabulated and results announced by the Election Committee

February 26, 2024 - Close of objections and challenge period to initial election results

If any objections and challenges are received during the 7 day period, the Election Committee has 10 days from receipt of the objection or challenge to respond.

March 7, 2024 - End of Election Objection Response Period

July 22, 2024 - AFT Convention, Houston, TX

Election Rules

The 2023 LCFT Convention Delegate Election will be done by EZVote.

All members in good standing per Article III Section 5 will be emailed a ballot at their last known email address on December 15, 2023.  If you believe you did not receive a ballot, you may obtain one by going to the Union Hall on or before election day, and cast a provisional ballot in person. 

All ballots received by 5:00 p.m. CST on January 4, 2024, will be considered cast on time.

Should an election provided for in the Constitution and Bylaws be uncontested, the nominees shall be considered elected by acclamation and no balloting shall be conducted.

Nominations

Constitution and Bylaws Article VI Section 4 sets out the requirements to be eligible to run for office.  Only members may nominate an individual, whether yourself or someone else, for an office. 

Nominations shall be emailed to local504elections@gmail.com or are due in the LCFT office no later than 3:00 p.m. CST or by email by 5:00 p.m. CST November 17, 2023.  You can submit this nomination  in person, via US mail, or via email  local504elections@gmail.com. You will receive confirmation that your nomination was received.

There will be no provision for write-in candidates on the ballot and there will be no nominations from the floor.