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ISEA Communiqué • isea.org February 2016 9 YOUR BALLOT NEA RA State Delegate Ballot Voting for the Iowa State Education Association's state delegates to the National Education Association Representative Assembly, scheduled for July 2 -7, in Washington, DC, opens on February 15. Members can vote online through Mach 15. Voting is available in a secure area of the ISEA website at www.iseavotesite.org to ensure that only members vote, you are required to enter your 10-digit individual ID number along with the first four letters of your last name. Active NEA members may vote for up to five at-large Category 1 nominees and up to five Category 2 nominees. If you are eligible to vote for electoral district delegates, the ballots for those nominees will also appear on a subsequent screen. Members can also vote for members who are not listed on the ballot by simply entering the name and selecting the local association in the space provided on both the online and paper ballot. The top vote-getters in each category are elected as state delegates. The next-highest vote-getters are named successor delegates and will serve in the event the delegate is unable to serve. Names of the winning delegates are posted at the ISEA Delegate Assembly in Des Moines, scheduled for April 7-8. Names are also posted on www.isea.org and in the April/May issue of the Communique. State delegates are reimbursed for up to $1,500 in expenses provided they meet funding guidelines as approved by the ISEA Executive Board. Members who do not have access to the online ballot or who wish to vote via a paper ballot my contact Janet Wilson at ISEA by mail at 777 Third Street, Des Moines, IA, 50309; by phone at 515-471-8001 or 800- 455-9358; or via email at jwilson@isea.org. Security measures will ensure that members who request a paper ballot will not be able to vote online and vice versa. Please note that only active NEA members may vote. Retired NEA members will not be able to vote online but will receive a ballot for retired delegates in the mail. Instructions for voting online 1) Go to www.iseavotesite.org and log in entering your 10-digit individual ID number in the first box. This is the same number that appears above the mailing label on this issue of the Communique as well as on your ISEA membership card. Be sure to enter any zeroes at the beginning of your number. 2) Enter the first four letters of your last name in the second box and click on the "Access your ballot" button. 3) If your first attempt to access your ballot fails, re-enter your individual ID number and the first four letters of your last name and try again. If you are still unable to access your ballot, contact Janet Wilson at ISEA by mail at 777 Third Street, Des Moines, IA, 50309; by phone at 515-471-8001 or 800-455-9358; or via email at jwilson@isea.org and request a paper ballot. 4) Successfully entering this information will give you access to your specific ballot. Carefully read and follow all instructions to fill out your ballot and submit your vote. Once submitted, votes cannot be changed. At-Large (Category 1) o Viridiana Barnard, Cedar Falls EA o Pam Bemis, Des Moines EA o Chris Bern, Des Moines EA o Susan Cahill, Marshalltown EA o Ruth Christensen, Clear Lake EA o JoEtt Cogdill, Woodbine EA o Jaclyn Feuss, Cedar Falls EA o Lois Fraser, Estherville-Lincoln Central EA o Alexandria (A. J.) Hamm, Davenport EA o Beth Harmelink, Ames EA o Linda Harms, Prairie Lakes EA o Roberta Hass, MFL-MarMac EA o Yvonne Hogan, Southeast Polk EA o Maria D. Jacobus, Glenwood EA o Janice Judisch, AEA 267 EA o Kristi Keast, Mount Vernon EA o Sandy Leaders, Council Bluffs EA o Linda Linn, Prairie Lakes EA o Erin McConnell , North Scott EA o Kim McLaughlin, Lewis Central EA o Tom McLaughlin, Lewis Central EA o Rachel Medina, North Scott EA o Rich Nicklay, Spirit Lake EA o Jodi Olsen, Cedar Falls EA o Tandi Permenter, Clinton EA o Joshua Petersen, Clinton EA o Linda Reid, Saydel EA o Rita Rogers, Des Moines EA o Marleta Smith, South Central Calhoun EA o Theresa L. Steiber-Moncada, Waterloo ESP EA o Jamie Vircks, Louisa-Muscatine EA o Kimberly (Kim) Williamson, Clear Lake EA o Jim Young, Cedar Falls EA At-Large (Category 2) o Gary Anhalt o Robert J. Gilchrist o Jim Patch o Fred Stark To vote, place an "x" before the names of no more than five nominees See BALLOT page10 Vote for no more than five. The exact number of Category 2 delegates will not be determined by NEA until later in February.