Delegates to the union’s 2008 Spring Delegate Assembly will elect statewide officers and five Executive Board members. The 2008 Spring DA will be held May 2-3 in Albany.

In addition to electing board members, delegates will cast their ballots for vice president for academics, vice president for professionals and treasurer. If the membership ratio of academics to professionals remains the same as the present ratio, of the eight people to be elected, three must be academics and five must be professionals from any chapter type. If the ratio changes, elections will be adjusted accordingly.

In accordance with DA policy, candidates running for statewide elective positions may have statements printed in The Voice, which is mailed to all bargaining unit members. The following provisions apply:

• Candidates may submit a statement of up to 500 words and a photo for publication in The Voice. If a candidate wishes to submit a lengthier statement, it will be set in smaller type to give all candidates equal space.

• Statements and photos to the attention of UUP Director of Communications Denyce Duncan Lacy must be received at the UUP Administrative Office, P.O. Box 15143, Albany, N.Y. 12212-5143, by the close of business Tuesday, March 4.

• Candidate statements will be published by order of election and in alphabetical order in even-numbered years and reverse alphabetical order in odd-numbered years.

• Candidate statements must be typed and double-spaced.

Candidates are encouraged to submit statements and photos by e-mail or on computer disk, accompanied by a typed copy. E-mail versions may be sent to Lacy at ddlacy@uupmail.org. The Voice can accept files in Microsoft Word, Word Perfect and DOS-Text. All materials must be supplied by the candidate and will not be returned.

Statements will be published in the April issue of The Voice.

A delegates/alternates of record mailing list is also available to candidates, who may receive one copy each. Requests must be made in writing to statewide UUP Secretary Eileen Landy or to Elections and Credentials Committee Chair Robert Rees. The list will be mailed to the candidate’s address of record unless specified otherwise in the request. Lists will not be sent by fax or e-mail. Requests will be accepted from Feb. 11 to April 18.