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Local 802 Candidate Eligibility and Requirements
A message from the Leadership Committee
Volume 124, No. 6June, 2024
Local 802 Candidate Eligibility and Requirements
Things to consider before becoming a candidate in the Local 802 election scheduled to take place in the beginning of December 2024.
Eligibility:
- Each candidate must be a member in good standing for two consecutive years prior to December 2024. Suspensions not exceeding six months solely due to failure to pay dues will not affect one’s good standing.
- Petitions become available from the Recording Vice president on or after September 15, 2024.
- A minimum of 100 signatures collected from members in good standing will suffice to nominate a candidate. Petitions must be filed on or before October 15, 2024.
- Multiple copies of petition pages are allowed in order to circulate in more than one venue.
- An additional 20 to 25 signatures is recommended, as some may be deemed invalid by the Recording Vice President’s office for reasons of membership status.
- A candidate may run for a board seat as well as a delegate to a convention. In this case, separate petitions are necessary.
Requirements:
- A candidate may not be an employer or contractor.
- Candidates for titled officer Positions (President, Recording Vice President and Financial Vice President) may not perform as a paid musician within the 802 jurisdiction.
Duties of Local 802 Convention Delegates (and alternates)
- Attend the AFM convention (usually in July every three years)
- Represent Local 802 as part of the 802 delegation
- Serve on convention committees and vote on all business presented to the convention
This article was submitted by the Local 802 Leadership Committee:
Deborah Assael: dassael@local802afm.org
Bud Burridge: budburridge@me.com
Lynne Cohen: lacoboe@mindspring.com
Wende Namkung: wendeynamkung@gmail.com
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Read previous articles in this series:
The duties of Local 802 part-time elected Executive Board officers