Thursday, November 19, 2009

Better late than never

MESSAGE REGARDING THE 2009 AFSA ELECTION

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The AFSA Committee on Elections wishes to advise the AFSA membership that the recent 2009 Governing Board election has been challenged. The Committee on Elections had previously found one violation in the course of the campaign and had so notified the candidates. Three candidates filed complaints with the Department of Labor (DoL) alleging that other candidates or slates violated the Instructions to Candidates. The DoL conducted a thorough investigation and we are awaiting the results. If the DoL finds that violations occurred that could have impacted the outcome of the election, it may order that AFSA conduct a new election. The Committee will notify the membership accordingly once we have received a decision from the DoL.