1. The Election Committee will reproduce and stamp enough ballots for each member.
2. The Election Committee will insert the proper number ballots per building into envelops.  
3. The envelops will be distributed to building representative by the Election Committee on (date will be announced).
4. With the ballots will be included sign-in sheets.  The Election Committee recommends that this be done at building association meetings.
5. Absentee ballots are available for members on leave.  Building Representatives should inform such members of the voting schedule and offer them the option of voting in their building during that time or contacting the CUEA office to receive an absentee ballot.  Representatives should also remind them of the office number so that they may leave a message if they call when the office is not manned.
6. On the envelope will be an accounting form.  This form will indicate the number of ballots included and will be initialed by two members of the Election Committee.  The building representative will sign to verity the count or will indicate a discrepancy in writing on the form.  The building representative will fill in the form to indicate the number of ballots distributed to members and the number of ballots not distributed.  All unused ballots will be returned to CUEA.  Reps will sign the appropriate forms.
7. The building representative will return the ballot box and the envelop with unused ballots, sign-in sheets and accounting form to the CUEA office between (time, day and date will be announced).  Building Representatives must contact the Election Committee to make other arrangements if the established dates are not convenient.
8. The Election Committee will begin the counting of ballots on (date, time and day will be announced) in the CUEA office.  Each candidate may send a representative to witness the counting.
9. Unofficial results will be reported to the candidates by the Election Committee by phone immediately upon completion of counting.
10. Representative Council will be contacted by the Election Committee, if necessary a meeting will take place, to receive and certify the election results and will inform each candidate in writing.
11. Members will have ten (10) days to contest the election.  If there is no contest to the results of the election, ballots will be destroyed ten (10) days after the official count.

CUEA

Ratification Guidelines (Revised January 22, 2002)

At the fall, 1988, general membership meeting it voted on and passed that the ratification process will cover a seven (7) day period.   

At the CUEA Building Rep Council meeting on January 22, 2002 it was voted to revised these guidelines.

1.  Day One (1) will be when copies of the tentative agreement are made available to the general membership through building reps.  Additional copies can be obtained at the CUEA office.  Copies of the ratification will be available to members.

2. On the fourth school day a general membership meeting will be held where questions and discussions will take place.  Motions made from the floor be followed.

3. Meetings may be held in smaller groups or grouping schools to address the proposal.  If meetings are held before the general membership meeting than a vote may be called/taken during the general membership meeting.  A notice that a vote may be taken must be printed when announcing the general membership meeting.

4. If  there is no vote taken at the general membership meeting the following will be adhere to;  on the seventh day after distribution of written contract changes, members will vote by written ballots in a central location or in their school buildings.  Location will be determined by the Election Committee.  The time of voting will be one day..

5. General Membership Meeting (see 1 above)  Only CUEA members (except Chief negotiator and PSEA personnel) will be present at the meeting.  Only association members may vote.  The CUEA Membership Committee and CUE Building Reps will check names when distributing the ballots.

6. Each member will have received a written copy of new or revised contract provisions in full as tentatively agreed upon.  Members should see existing contract for comparison.

7. The Chief Negotiator will present the contract proposal.

8. If possible, at least two microphones will be available in the audience to enable members to hear all of the contract discussion and to help avoid confusion and misunderstanding. 

9. Members will be limited to two (2) minutes on each item of the tentative agreement.

Motioned passed Oct, 1981; increased for President  from two (2) times of dues to five (5) times of dues motion passed may, 19986.

Building Representative Gratuity - Motion passed May, 1996.