12.27.23 – Ballots Mailed For 2024 National Officer Elections

Ballots Mailed for
2024 National Officer Elections

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Ballots for the 2024 National Officer Elections were mailed to the membership today, December 27, 2023, to the addresses on file with APFA.

Ballots must be received in the designated Post Office Box no later than 10:00 am (CT) on Friday, January 26, 2024.

Candidate Booklets
Candidate information is now available on the “Union Elections” page on the APFA website. Paper candidate booklets will no longer be provided in the mail with your ballot. Instead, a QR code/link will be included in your ballot package on the Notice/Voting Instructions page.

Click here to view the electronic Candidate Booklets

Voter Eligibility
To be eligible to vote, you must be an active member in good standing. A member is considered in good standing so long as they have met their dues obligation, with no dues in arrears for more than sixty (60) days. For your vote to count, you must be an active member in good standing by 5:00 pm (CT) on Monday, January 22, 2024. (APFA Constitution Article II, Section 4.A-C – Article VI, Section 4.B & 4.D)

In your ballot package, on the Notice/Voting Instructions page, at the top we included information about your voter eligibility and any balance owed as of December 12, 2023. We strongly suggest you check your eligibility and dues balance on apfa.org before 5:00 pm (CT) on Monday, January 22, 2024, as eligibility is subject to change.

You can check your membership status and manage payments through the “My Account” section of the APFA Website. For dues-related assistance, contact the APFA Dues Department via e-mail [email protected] or call/text (817) 540-0108, option 3.

Duplicate Ballots
The ballots for this election were just mailed today. Please refrain from requesting a duplicate ballot for at least 3-5 days to provide time for your ballot to arrive at the address you have on file with APFA. When conducting these elections by paper/mail, we have to rely on USPS mail delivery, and unforeseen delays and issues can occur that are well outside of our control.

If you do not receive a ballot (or need a replacement), you may request a duplicate by contacting our election partner, YesElections support desk at (866) 384-9978 or [email protected]

The last day to request a duplicate ballot is 12:00 pm (CT) on Friday, January 19, 2024. The NBC does not advise members to wait until this date, as you may not have enough time to receive your ballot and mail it back. We ask that you read the information carefully before mailing back your ballot. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE YOUR VOTE.

Returning Your Ballot
Instructions on where to mail your completed ballot are included in the ballot instructions/return envelope.

• Do not mail your completed ballot to APFA HQ.
• Do not bring it to the ballot count.
• Only ballots that are received in the designated Post Office Box listed on the return envelope with the ballot will be counted.

Ballot Count
The ballots will be collected from the designated Post Office Box onFriday, January 26, 2024, at 10:00 am (CT). The ballot count will commence directly after at APFA Headquarters. Once the National Ballot Committee certifies the election results, a hotline will be sent to the membership.

In Solidarity,

Adam Brooks
APFA National Ballot Committee Chair
[email protected]