{"id":8049,"date":"2025-10-31T14:46:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=8049"},"modified":"2025-10-31T14:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:46:21","slug":"executive-board-vacancy-filled-4-contested-seats-go-to-balloting-in-october-special-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-43-no-10\/executive-board-vacancy-filled-4-contested-seats-go-to-balloting-in-october-special-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Board vacancy filled, 4 contested seats go to balloting in October Special Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6610 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/PEF-SpecialElection.jpg\" alt=\"PEF Special Election\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/PEF-SpecialElection.jpg 400w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/PEF-SpecialElection-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/PEF-SpecialElection-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/PEF-SpecialElection-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>November 5, 2025 &#8212;<\/em> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">One\u00a0vacant seat on the PEF\u00a0Executive Board\u00a0has been\u00a0filled,\u00a0and four\u00a0are heading\u00a0to\u00a0balloting\u00a0after\u00a0the October\u00a02025\u00a0Special Election cycle.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Francis (Nicke)\u00a0McAndrew\u00a0fills\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Seat 460<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0representing\u00a0certain members at the\u00a0Department of State.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Seat 30<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0representing\u00a0certain members at the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision;\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Seat\u00a0180<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0representing\u00a0certain members at the Department of Health;\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Seat<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">220<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0representing\u00a0certain members at the Workers\u2019 Compensation Board;\u00a0and<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Seat<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">325<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0representing\u00a0certain members at the Office of Mental Health,\u00a0head\u00a0to balloting.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For those in contested elections, ballots were mailed\u00a0from the American Arbitration Association (AAA)\u00a0and are returnable\u00a0to the address on the return envelope no later than 5 p.m.\u00a0December 11, 2025.\u00a0Returned in this case means in hand, not date mailed or postmarked. 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