NYS Nurses Association

Nominations for the 2013 Board of Directors Election

NOMINATIONS

Nominations are being accepted for the following NYSNA offices and positions: President, First Vice President, Treasurer, five (5) Directors at Large, Eastern Regional Director, Southeastern Regional Director and Western Regional Director.

Nomination, Consent to Serve and Candidate Statement Forms must be submitted no later than April 1, 2013.

Terms of Office

All elected officers and directors will serve three-year terms. The terms of office for the positions listed above will begin at the conclusion of the 2013 annual meeting.

Nominations may be submitted in writing by mail, e-mail or fax to the Nominating Committee at the following address:

Nominating Committee
New York State Nurses Association
c/o Daniel Ray
120 Wall Street, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10005

daniel.ray@nysna.org
F.: 518.782.9530

Election Forms

Nomination, Consent to Serve and Candidate Statement forms are available in the attachment below, as well as from the Nominating Committee at the above address.

Before the close of nominations (April 1, 2013), all nominated candidates must submit a written Consent to Serve form. No member may accept nomination for, or serve in more than one office.

Eligibility to Nominate

A member may self-nominate or nominate a candidate for office only if he or she is not:

  1. in arrears in the payment of dues, fees and financial obligations to NYSNA;
  2. a supervisor or manager within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act;
  3. a member of the NYSNA staff;
  4. serving on the Nominating or Election Committees.

Eligibility to Run for Office

A member is eligible to run for office only if he or she is not:

  1. in arrears in the payment of dues, fees and financial obligations to NYSNA;
  2. a supervisor or manager within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act;
  3. a member of the NYSNA staff;
  4. serving on the Nominating or Election Committee.

While all members meeting this criteria may run for Association-wide offices, only members assigned to a designated Region (applicable region listings included in the above Election Packet) may run for that Regional Director position.