Notice of Elections: Executive Board Officers

Nominations are open for the following offices in the Union:

PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT, Optometry Unit

VICE PRESIDENT, Medical Professional Unit

Nominations may now be submitted by a letter signed by no less than ten (10) members in good standing of the Union and must be received by the Union office no later than 5pm on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

NOMINATION PROCESS

1. Nominations may be submitted by a form signed by no less than ten (10) members in good standing. Nominees for the Unit Vice President positions must be members of that unit and members nominating a Unit Vice President must be a member of said unit.

2. Nomination forms are available below or can be requested by emailing esc@nullifpte20.org.

3. Completed nomination forms can be submitted in any of the following ways:

1. Deliver signed nomination forms to the Union hall at 810 Clay Street in Oakland. The Union hall is open between 9am and 5pm, Monday through Friday.
2. Mail signed nomination forms to the Union hall at 810 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94607.
3. Email a scanned or photographed copy of the completed nomination form to the Union at esc@nullifpte20.org with the subject line “Nomination Form for [insert name of office]”.
4. The candidate may obtain a nomination via email by having the member in good standing email the candidate describing their intent to nominate. (i.e. I [member’s name] nominate [candidate’s name] for the position of [insert name of position].)
5. Members in good standing can add their signatures to a nomination form by printing out the form, signing it, then scanning or sending a photo of the signed form back to the candidate via e-mail

– OR –

a member may register their “signature” on the form by responding to the candidate’s email containing the nomination form stating, “I, _____, hereby sign the nomination form sent to me by __________” in the email message. When practical, it is preferable for members to use their employer-issued email address for ease of verification. A personal email address is permitted when that personal email address is on file with the union.

4. Completed nomination forms must be received by the Union hall no later than 5pm on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Failure to submit nominations by the deadline will result in a failure to nominate the candidate.

5. The Union hall will verify the membership status of people who provided nomination signatures for each candidate. If a minimum number of ten (10) valid signatures are submitted by the deadline, Wednesday, October 15, 2025, by 5:00 pm, the nomination will be valid.

6. If an election is called for, ballots will be mailed no later than Friday, October 31, 2025. All ESC Local 20 members in good standing may vote on candidates for all offices. Ballots must be received on or before 5:00 pm on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. The ballots shall be opened and counted by an Election Committee following the close of balloting under the supervision of a neutral arbitrator. 

Nomination Forms