AFM Local 655 Election Committee Report
September 18, 2020
In June 2020, the Secretary-Treasurer set up the email address,
ElectionInfo2020@afm655.org for the use of the Election Committee for
all election-related email correspondence.
In July 2020, the President appointed Scott Whitney, Janet Clippard,
Lisa Gelfand, and Greg Lane to the 2020 Election Committee.
On July 16, 2020 a post office box was rented at the U. S. Post Office
located at 6400 W. Boynton Beach Boulevard, Boyton Beach 33474, to
receive nominating petitions, election ballots, and other
committee-related correspondence. Nominating petitions were received at
P.O. Box 740473 as follows:
Aug. 19; 7:45 p.m. Nominating petition for Charles
Reskin for President with the nominee’s signature and the signatures of
2 additional members.
Aug. 21; 8:30 p.m. Nominating petition for Charles
Reskin for President with 3 additional signatures, nominating petition
for Iris van Eck for Vice President.
Aug. 26; 9:20 p.m. Petition to
nominate Elizabeth Aron for Director on 3
pages.
Aug. 29; 8:45 p.m. Petition to
nominate Karen Fuller for Director (6 pages).
Petition to nominate Jeff Apana for
Secretary-Treasurer
(1 page).
Petition to nominate Matt Corey for Director (3
pages).
Sept. 4; 10:30 p.m. Petition to
nominate Cary Kleiman for Director (2 pages).
Sept. 8; 8:15 p.m. Petition to
nominate Bob Folse for Director (3 pages).
Sept. 14; 8:30 p.m. Petition to
nominate Richard Bravo for Director (3 pages).
As nominating petitions were received, the Secretary-Treasurer was
notified by the Committee by email. The Secretary-Treasurer then posted
the candidates’ names on the union’s website.
The Election Committee’s post office box was checked on the evening of
September 17th, the deadline to receive nomination petitions, to
confirm that no further mail petitions had been received. The final
slate of candidates for the 2021-2023 term:
For President: Charles Reskin
For Vice President: Iris van Eck
For Secretary-Treasurer: Jeff Apana
For Director (6 positions): Elizabeth Aron, Richard Bravo, Matt Corey,
Karen Dixon, Bob Folse, Carey Kleiman.
Since there is just one nominee for each of the 9 positions, each
candidate is automatically elected for the 2021-2023 term, and a ballot
vote is not necessary.
The 2020 Election Committee certifies that the nominations for office
were fairly and accurately conducted, and that the election results are
as indicated above.
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Scott Whitney
Janet Clippard
Lisa Gelfand
Greg Lane