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Calling All Candidates continued caucuses at Convention. he term of oice for the Executive Vice President and Vice Presidents is two (2) years commencing immediately upon their election and continuing until their successors are elected. Questions regarding the 2013 elections and/or candidate eligibility may be emailed to nationalelections@sagatra.org or directed to either Governance Executive Director Michelle Bennett at (323) 5496094, or Elections Coordinator Tara Khonsari at (323) 549-6614. LOS ANGELES ELECTIONS If you are interested in running for the position of National Board member, Local Oicer, Local Board member or Convention Delegate representing the Los Angeles Local, you must meet all eligibility requirements (see box next page). NATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS Twenty-eight (28) National Board positions will be open for election this year, including one seat for each member category as follows: 1) Broadcaster, 2) Dancer, 3) Singer/Recording Artist and 4) Stunt Performer. he Twelve (12) candidates receiving the highest plurality of votes and the two (2) member category positions that receive the highest number of votes will serve for a four (4) year 2013 term and the next fourteen (14) LOS ANGELES candidates will serve for a two ELECTION (2) year term. National Board CALENDAR members, by virtue of their (all times PDT) election to that position, MAY 15 also serve as ConvenNominating petitions available tion Delegates. JUNE 14 (5 p.m.) Deadline for submission of petitions and any other required materials LOCAL OFFICERS hree (3) Local Oicer positions Cutoff for voting eligibility. will be open for Members must be in good standing for the election this year: 11/01/12 and/or 05/01/13 dues period President, First Vice President and Second JULY 16 Vice President. he Ballots mailed Vice President positions AUGUST 15 (6:30 a.m.) will be elected by plurality Deadline for receipt of voted ballot of votes received and will (in designated election P.O. Box) serve in that order. All Local Oicers will serve for a two (2) SEPTEMBER 26-29 year term. Local Oicers, by virtue of Convention their election to that position, also serve as Convention Delegates. JUNE 17 LOCAL BOARD MEMBERS Forty-ive (45) Local Board member positions will be open for election this year, including one seat for each member category as follows: 1) Broadcaster, 2) Dancer, 3) Singer/Recording Artist and 4) Stunt Performer. hose members elected as Local Board members, by virtue of their election to those positions, also will serve as Alternate National Board members who may be called upon to serve at 16 SAG-AFTRA | Spring 2013 | SAGAFTRA.org National Board meetings when a National Board member is unable to attend. All Local Board members will serve for a two (2) year term. CONVENTION DELEGATES One hundred forty (140) Convention Delegate positions will be open for election this year (in addition to the Convention Delegate positions held by the Local Oicers and National Board members who by virtue of their election to those positions, also serve as Convention Delegates), including the seats assigned for each member category as follows: one hundred twenty-nine (129) Actor/Performer; two (2) Broadcast – Entertainment; one (1) Broadcast – News/Informational; one (1) Dancer; one (1) Recording Artist; four (4) Singers; and two (2) Stunt Performers. Convention Delegates may also serve as Alternate Local Board members where a board member is the sole representative of a category or category grouping and is unavailable to attend a Local Board meeting. Members may obtain a Nominating Petition by making a request for the materials in writing or in person to the union's Governance department (see contact information below) beginning Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Materials will then be provided in person or sent via mail, email or fax, as requested. Candidates for National Board and Local Board must submit a petition signed by no fewer than thirty (30) members in good standing of the local. Candidates for Local Oicers must submit a petition signed by no fewer than ity (50) members in good standing of the local. Candidates for Convention Delegate must submit a petition with one (1) signature of a member in good standing of the local. Petitions for all oices must be received by the Governance department at the union's oices in Los Angeles (5757 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Fl., Los Angeles, CA 90036) by 5 p.m. PDT on Friday, June 14, 2013. Additional requirements for the submission of nominating materials will be included in the SAG-AFTRA nominating petition instruction kit. Questions regarding the 2013 elections and/or candidate eligibility may be emailed to laelections@sagatra.org or directed to either Los Angeles Local Director, Communications, Governance & Board Relations Meredith Snow at (323) 634-8131, or Elections Coordinator Tara Khonsari at (323)549-6614. NEW YORK ELECTIONS If you are interested in running for the position of National Board member, Local Oicer, Local Board member or Convention Delegate representing the New York Local, you must meet all eligibility requirements (see box next page). NATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS Sixteen (16) National Board positions will be open for election this year, including one seat for each member category as follows: 1) Broadcast – Entertainment, 2) Broadcast – News/Informational and 3) Singer/Dancer/Recording Artist. he balance of the seats will be held by members of the Actor/Performer member category. he seven (7) Actor/Performer candidates receiving the highest plurality of votes and the member category candidates receiving the highest plurality of votes from the collective Broadcast – Entertainment, Broadcast – News/Informational and Singer/Dancer/Recording Artist category seats will serve for a four (4) year term and the next eight (8)