June 19, 2025 — The PEF Executive Board meets quarterly and is the highest-ranking deliberative body of the union other than the annual Convention. A full Executive Board ensures that all members of the union are represented and have a seat at the table for discussions and voting on the business of the union.
There are currently seven vacancies, so members in those constituencies are urged to participate in the special election with the start of petitioning on July 7, 2025.
“The PEF Executive Board reviews the union’s finances, receives briefings on membership trends, department activities, campaigns and initiatives, and so much more,” said President Wayne Spence. “I encourage anyone who is eligible and interested to run for election.”
The vacancies are listed below:
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- Seat 1: Agriculture & Markets
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- Seat 9: OSC, 110 State Street Floors 8-11 Albany
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- Seat 15: Civil Service
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- Seat 127: Homeland Security
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- Seat 161: State Police, Criminal Justice Services
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- Seat 177: Statewide Information Technology Services
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- Seat 220: Workers’ Compensation
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- Seat 245: Department of Labor – all titles in Region 8
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- Seat 260: Buffalo Psychiatric Center, Region 1 only: OMH Main Office Central New York Psychiatric Center
Petitions are due by 5 p.m. on July 28, 2025, and must be scanned and emailed to SpecialElections@pef.org or mailed to PEF, ATTN: Special Elections Committee, P.O. Box 12414, Albany, NY 12212-2414.
For any contested election, ballots will be mailed Aug. 18, 2025, by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and must be returned to the address listed on the return envelope no later than 5 p.m. Sept. 9, 2025. Ballots will be counted on Sept. 10, 2025.
For more information, election rules, and petitions, visit www.pef.org/elections. For hard copies of petitions, contact the PEF Divisions Department at 800-342-4306, ext. 337 to have a supply mailed to you. Petitions will not be available for pickup at PEF Headquarters or any PEF Regional Office.
If you have any questions, email the PEF Special Elections Committee at SpecialElections@pef.org.