From the CUE Constitution
Article 5: Local Structure
Section 1. The officers of this local shall be a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Chief Steward, and six at-large Executive Board members, and these eleven shall constitute the voting members of the local Executive Board. In addition, there shall be elected three members who shall serve as Trustees. The Trustees shall be elected to three-year terms of office, except that in the initial election, one shall be elected for a one-year term, one for a two-year term, and one for a three-year term. All other officers shall be elected for a term of two years. Members elected to office will be installed in their newly elected positions one week after the election is ratified.

Section 2. Each election shall be organized so that one of the six at-large Executive Board members shall be elected solely by members working at UCOP. Members at UCOP shall also vote for the remaining five at-large positions.

Section 3. Election of officers shall be held in the month of April. Nominations shall be opened at a General Membership meeting held in February and shall remain open until the close of the March General Membership meeting.

Section 4. Nominations for all officers shall be made at a General Membership meeting, or via electronic mail. At least fifteen days advance notice shall be given the membership prior to the opening of nominations. A Nominating Committee may be appointed or elected to make nominations, but whether or not such a Nominating Committee is used, nominations shall be permitted from the floor at either of the membership meetings or via electronic mail until 5 p.m. on the day of the General Membership meeting at which nominations are closed. As the nomination period proceeds and before the close of nominations, members will be regularly informed of the names of those nominated and whether they have accepted/declined nomination.

Section 5. To be eligible for office, a member must be in good standing (See Statewide Constitution, Article III) of the Berkeley / UCOP Local of CUE.

Section 6. Officers, at-large Executive Board members and Trustees shall be elected by secret ballot vote, and the balloting shall be so conducted as to afford to all members a reasonable opportunity to vote. At least fifteen days' notice shall be given the membership prior to the start of the voting period.

Section 7. No member may accept nomination for more than one position, and a nominee is required to state at the conclusion of nominations whether s/he accepts nomination for a specific position. Acceptance of nomination represents a pledge to do the following if elected: to faithfully carry out the duties incumbent upon each office, as delineated in this Constitution, and to deliver to the successor all books, papers and property of the Local which are in the officer's possession. The name of a nominee who declines shall not appear on the ballot.

Section 8. The Local Election Committee shall conduct and supervise local elections (see Article 8, Section 3 of this Constitution and Appendix A, 1F of the Statewide Constitution). It shall decide on the mode of voting, and establish rules for campaigning. Prior to the election, any candidate who has been properly nominated and has accepted nomination shall have the right to mail campaign literature, one time only, through the Union office but at private expense. The Election Committee shall rule on the eligibility of members presenting themselves to vote if such right is challenged, and shall keep records of the members voting. The Election Committee shall count the vote in the presence of any member or candidate's designee who desires to be present, and shall keep proper tallies of the vote. Write-in votes are permitted. The votes cast for candidates shall be counted as soon as possible after the close of the polls (including no more than three days after postmark deadline for receipt of mail ballots, if used) and shall be reported to the membership within 72 hours of the count. In the event of a mail-in ballot, the results shall be reported as above no later than one week after the deadline to postmark and/or receive the ballots from voting members. No member of an Election Committee shall be a candidate at that election or a sitting officer of the Local. No candidate for office shall have access to the ballots prior to or during the election.

Section 9. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes or the candidate who amasses the greatest number of points in a preferentially ranked ballot for each office shall be declared elected. Ballots shall be retained for one year from the date of the vote count.

Section 10. Elections, even in uncontested races, shall be by secret ballot. All members shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to vote.

Section 11. Except for vacancies in the position of President (see Article 7, Section 2), vacancies in officer positions and in at-large member positions shall be filled for the remainder of the term by vote of the Executive Board. If more than six months remain to be served, any vacancy shall be temporarily filled by vote of the Executive Board (or the Vice President shall serve as temporary acting President (see Article 7, Section 2)), with new elections by the membership held as soon as possible.

Section 12. Procedures for recalling elected officers are the same as those for Referenda (Article 9) with the following additional requirements: 1) It shall be clearly stated in the ballot materials that neither the arguments for nor against recall are necessarily the opinion of CUE but only of specific members who shall sign the ballot statements. 2) The reason(s) for attempted recall must be clearly stated on the petition or at the meeting officially initiating the recall process and on the recall ballot. The reason(s) for recall must be defined as at least one of the following: (i) having engaged in conduct or a course of activity hostile or contrary to the best interests of the Union; (ii) willful violation of the Local or Statewide Constitution; (iii) misappropriation of funds; or (iv) malfeasance in office or neglect of duty.