November 5, 2025 — One vacant seat on the PEF Executive Board has been filled, and four are heading to balloting after the October 2025 Special Election cycle.
Francis (Nicke) McAndrew fills Seat 460, representing certain members at the Department of State.
Seat 30, representing certain members at the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision; Seat 180, representing certain members at the Department of Health; Seat 220, representing certain members at the Workers’ Compensation Board; and Seat 325, representing certain members at the Office of Mental Health, head to balloting.
For those in contested elections, ballots were mailed from the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and are returnable to the address on the return envelope no later than 5 p.m. December 11, 2025. Returned in this case means in hand, not date mailed or postmarked. Ballots will be counted December 12, 2025, by AAA in New York City.
Elections for Seat 15 (Civil Service), Seat 127 (Homeland Security) and Seat 161 (Executive) will be run in January 2026, as well as any that become vacant in the interim.
Visit www.pef.org/elections or contact the PEF Divisions Department at 518-785-1900 ext. 337 for information and petitions.