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22 SAG-AFTRA | Spring 2021 | sagaftra.org 2021 ELECTION CALENDAR DATES NATIONAL OFFICERS, LOS ANGELES LOCAL AND NEW YORK LOCAL Petition Availability Petition Deadline (P.M.) Voting Eligibility Cut-Off Ballots Mailed Ballots Returned (A.M.) National Officers 6/1/21 7/1/21 - 5:00 PDT 7/6/21 8/3/21 9/2/21 – 6:30 PDT Los Angeles Local 6/1/21 7/1/21 - 5:00 PDT 7/6/21 8/3/21 9/2/21 – 6:30 PDT New York Local 6/1/21 7/1/21 - 5:00 EDT 7/6/21 8/3/21 9/2/21 – 9:30 EDT OTHER LOCALS Petition Availability Petition Deadline (P.M.) Voting Eligibility Cut-Off Ballots Mailed Ballots Returned (A.M.) Arizona-Utah 5/26/21 6/25/21 - 5:00 PDT 6/28/21 7/28/21 8/27/21 – 9:30 PDT Atlanta 5/26/21 6/25/21 - 5:00 EDT 6/28/21 7/26/21 8/25/21 – 9:30 EDT Chicago 5/18/21 6/17/21 - 5:00 CDT 6/21/21 7/19/21 8/18/21 – 9:30 EDT Colorado 5/26/21 6/25/21 - 5:00 MDT 6/28/21 7/26/21 8/25/21 – 9:30 PDT Dallas-Ft. Worth 5/18/21 6/17/21 - 5:00 CDT 6/21/21 7/19/21 8/18/21 – 9:30 PDT Hawaii 5/18/21 6/17/21 - 5:00 HST 6/16/21 7/16/21 8/17/21 – 11:30 PDT Houston-Austin 5/18/21 6/17/21 - 5:00 CDT 6/21/21 7/21/21 8/20/21 – 9:30 EDT Miami 5/18/21 6/17/21 - 5:00 EDT 6/16/21 7/16/21 8/17/21 – 9:30 EDT Michigan 5/26/21 6/25/21 - 5:00 EDT 6/23/21 7/23/21 8/23/21 – 9:30 EDT Missouri Valley 5/18/21 6/17/21 - 5:00 CDT 6/16/21 7/16/21 8/16/21 – 9:30 PDT Nashville 5/26/21 6/25/21 - 5:00 CDT 6/28/21 7/28/21 8/27/21 – 9:30 EDT Nevada 5/26/21 6/25/21 - 5:00 PDT 6/23/21 7/23/21 8/23/21 – 9:30 PDT New England 5/26/21 6/25/21 - 5:00 EDT 6/30/21 7/30/21 8/30/21 – 9:30 EDT New Mexico 5/26/21 6/25/21 - 5:00 MDT 6/30/21 7/30/21 8/30/21 – 9:30 PDT New Orleans 5/18/21 6/17/21 - 5:00 CDT 6/23/21 7/23/21 8/24/21 – 9:30 EDT Ohio-Pittsburgh 5/26/21 6/25/21 - 5:00 EDT 6/28/21 7/27/21 8/26/21 – 9:30 PDT Philadelphia 6/1/21 7/1/21 - 5:00 EDT 6/30/21 7/30/21 8/31/21 – 9:30 EDT Portland 5/18/21 6/17/21 - 5:00 PDT 6/21/21 7/20/21 8/19/21 – 9:30 PDT San Diego 6/1/21 7/1/21 - 5:00 PDT 6/30/21 7/30/21 8/31/21 – 9:30 PDT San Fran-NorCal 5/18/21 6/17/21 - 5:00 PDT 6/21/21 7/21/21 8/20/21 – 9:30 PDT Seattle 5/18/21 6/17/21 - 5:00 PDT 6/23/21 7/23/21 8/24/21 – 9:30 PDT Twin Cities 5/18/21 6/17/21 - 5:00 CDT 6/21/21 7/20/21 8/19/21 – 9:30 EDT Wash.-Mid Atlantic 5/26/21 6/25/21 - 5:00 EDT 6/28/21 7/27/21 8/26/21 – 9:30 EDT Recording Artist; and one (1) Stunt Performer. Those members elected as Local Officers and 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 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 Seventy-nine (79) Convention Delegate positions will be open for election this year. Seats are assigned for each member category as follows: seventy- two (72) Actor/Performer; one (1) Broadcast – Entertainment; two (2) Broadcast – News/Information; one (1) Dancer; one (1) Recording Artist; and two (2) Singer. Members may obtain a Nominating Petition by making a request for the materials online in the member section of the SAG-AFTRA website beginning Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at sagaftra.org/elections or they may be obtained offline by a request in writing by email to Justin Touretz at nyelections@sagaftra.org. Materials will then be sent via email, as requested. Candidates for National Board, Local Officer and Local Board must submit a petition signed by no fewer than twenty-five (25) members in good standing of the local. Candidates for Convention Delegate must submit a petition signed by one (1) member in good standing of the local. Petitions for all offices must be received electronically through the online nominating portal or offline in scanned form by emailing nyelections@sagaftra.org no later than 5 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 1, 2021. Additional requirements for the submission of nominating materials will be described online or offline in the SAG-AFTRA nominating petition instruction kit. Once the nominating period has closed, which is the established deadline for receipt of election materials, a candidate may not revoke their consent to serve. Questions regarding the 2021 elections may be emailed to nyelections@sagaftra.org or directed to Justin Touretz at (212) 863-4211. Other Local Elections If you are interested in running for the position of National Board member, Local Officer, Local Board member or Convention Delegate representing your local area, please visit sagaftra.org/elections or contact your Local Executive for complete election eligibility and schedule information. The official notices of nomination and election for locals outside of Los Angeles and New York were mailed to members on April 29, 2021. Election schedule information for all of the 2021 SAG-AFTRA Elections can be found below.