MAPE Election Eligibility Chart January 2023

Candidate

Requirements/Restrictions

Bylaw (BL) or Election Rule (ER)

Exceptions or Notes

Candidate or incumbent in any Elective or appointive position

Must be members for at least 30 days prior to the closing of nominations.

BL VIII sec.1.A.1.

Exception:

BL VIII sec. 1.C.4.

Associate members who had been MAPE members for the 2 years immediately preceding their retirement may serve as full voting members of the Statewide Elections Committee.

Candidate or incumbent in any Elective or appointive position

Must not hold more than one office, including Statewide, Councils, Regional and Local office, at the same time. Committee positions, including chairs, are not offices. Council positions are offices.

BL VIII sec.1.A.2.

Exception:

BL VIII sec.1.A.2.

Interim President as provided for in the MAPE Interim Local Governance Policy.

An incumbent may be a candidate for the same or a different local, regional or statewide office, but they must resign from current office if elected. A candidate may not run for two offices at the same time. (Delegates and alternates are not offices).

Candidate or incumbent in any Elective or appointive position

Must be working in a classification covered by a MAPE agreement at the closing of nominations.

BL VIII sec.1.A.4.

Exception:

BL VIII sec.1.A.4.

Eligible to be a candidate if out-of-classification is less than 30 days.

Candidate or incumbent in any Elective or appointive position

Must not be officers or salaried employees of any other exclusive bargaining representative or an affiliate.

BL VIII sec.1.A.5.

Candidate or incumbent in any Elective or appointive position

Must not be members of the statewide Elections Committee.

BL VIII sec.1.A.6.

Exception:

BL VIII sec.1.C.1.

After a local election, members who served on the local election committee and are not trustees may be appointed as DA delegates or alternates.

Candidate or incumbent in any Elective or appointive position

Must not be under sanction or suspension from office as provided in Bylaws or per MAPE’s parliamentary authority.

Not voluntarily crossed a MAPE picket line in last 6 years.

BL VIII sec.1.A.7 – 9

and BL XVIII

sec.8.3-5

Candidate in any Elective position

Candidates whose names will be on the ballot must prepare and submit a personal statement to be included with the ballots. Each candidate must submit their personal statement within 14 days after nominations close,  otherwise the candidate is disqualified, and their name will not be on the ballot.

Election Rules, Article III, sec. 9

Position-Specific Eligibility

Statewide Vice President

Must have a minimum of one-year experience as a Chief Steward or has handled two investigations and two grievances and has taken advanced steward training.

BL VIII  sec.1.B.1.

Meet and Confer Chairs

Must be employees of the respective agency.

BL VIII  sec.1.B.2.

Speaker of the Meet and Confer Committees

Must be an elected meet and confer committee chair.

BL VIII  sec.1.B.3.

Regional positions

Must be members of the region they serve.

BL VII, sec. 6

Regional Directors

May not be elected as negotiations representative.

BL VIII sec. 1. A.3

Statewide and Regional Officers

Are not eligible to serve for more than 3 consecutive terms in the same office.

BL VIII sec 2. B

16 Proviso – A term as either First Vice President or Second Vice President, will count as term for Vice President.

17 Proviso - Terms served prior to 2018 do not count toward term limits.

Negotiations representatives

May not be elected as Regional Directors.

BL VIII sec 1. A.3

Statewide Elections Committee members

Must not be a candidate or incumbent in any Elective or appointive position.

Retired individuals who are also associate members and had been MAPE members for the 2 years immediately preceding their retirement may serve as full voting members of the Statewide Elections Committee.

BL VIII sec. 1.A.6.

BL VIII sec. 1.C.3.

Exceptions:

BL VIII sec 1.C.2.

May be appointed as Delegate Assembly delegates or alternates.

May be appointed to other statewide committees.

Local Officers and Local Committee Members

Must be members of the Local they serve.

BL VII, sec. 6