NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION NOTICE

    Service Employees International Union (“SEIU”) Healthcare Michigan (“HCMI”)

    This notice serves to inform all SEIU Healthcare Michigan (“HCMI”) members that an election will be held for Union Officers and Executive Board Members. The election will be conducted pursuant to Title IV of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, as well as the SEIU and HCMI Constitutions and Bylaws.

    Voting will be conducted by secret ballot and overseen by the HCMI Elections Committee, which for 2025 will be appointed by the SEIU International President. The Elections Committee is responsible for the administration of the election, including nominations, eligibility determinations, and vote tallying.

    The term of office for all elected positions will be three (3) years, beginning upon installation and ending with the next regularly scheduled officer election.

    SPECIAL ELECTION WAIVER

    SEIU International Union President April Verrett, for good cause shown under Article XV, Section 2 of the SEIU Constitution and Bylaws, has approved SEIU Healthcare Michigan’s request for a partial waiver of its constitutional one-year continuous good standing requirement for nomination in the upcoming Officer and Executive Board elections. The eligibility period is now set as May 31, 2025, through October 14, 2025, rather than a full year, in order to expand the pool of eligible candidates and encourage broad member participation.

    POSITIONS TO BE ELECTED

    • President
    • First Executive Vice President
    • Second Executive Vice President
    • Sector Vice Presidents (One Per Seat):
      • Health Systems
      • Nursing Homes
      • Home & Community Based Services
      • Nurse Alliance (must be RN or LPN)
    • Executive Board Members (allocated by region and sector)
      • Region 1: 
        • Health Systems 3
        • Nursing 6
        • HCBS 1
      • Region 2:
        • Health Systems 5
        • Nursing 1
      • Region 3:
        • Health Systems 3
        • Nursing 1
      • Region 4:
        • Health Systems 2
        • Nursing 1

    OFFICER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

    Each Officer position has specific roles and responsibilities that are established in detail in the SEIU HCMI Constitution and Bylaws. For a complete list of every responsibility each position holds, please see the SEIU HCMI Constitution and Bylaws, Article X, available on the HCMI website. The general roles and responsibilities of each position are as follows: 

    Executive Board Members: Represent both the region and sector from which they are elected. Attend Executive Board meetings, represent member interests, carry out union policy, and encourage member participation. Must meet participation and ethical standards expected of a union officer.

    President: Chief Executive Officer of HCMI. Serves on the Executive Board. Oversees union operations, chairs meetings, supervises staff, and represents the union in official capacities. Must act consistently with the Constitution and with Executive Board approval where required. Must meet participation and ethical standards expected of a union officer.

    Executive Vice Presidents: Support the President in leading the union. Serve on the Executive Board. The First Executive Vice President serves as Chief Financial Officer. The Second Executive Vice President will have primary responsibilities in ensuring the execution of sectoral and programmatic strategies; and supporting the President in various operations of the locals. Must meet participation and ethical standards expected of a union officer.

    Sector Vice Presidents: Lead sector strategy in coordination with the President. Serve on the Executive Board and ensure sector-specific goals and member representation are advanced. Must meet participation and ethical standards expected of a union officer.

    (See Article X of the SEIU HCMI Constitution and Bylaws for full details.)

    NOMINATION PETITIONS

    To qualify as a candidate, a member must be nominated. Signatures shall be considered valid if the signatory is a member in good standing of HCMI as of the same date for which the signatory’s eligibility to be a nominee was determined. For verification purposes, petition signers must provide their employer’s county of operation and identify their employer, as well as their job classification & sector: Health System, Nursing or Home & Community Based Services).

    Nomination petitions for slates are permissible. Each signature on a slate petition shall be counted towards all candidate positions on that slate, provided that only the signatures of members in good standing of the relevant Region shall count towards the nomination of an individual seeking office relative to that Region (e.g., Executive Board members).  

    In addition to submitting a nominating petition, a candidate must submit a candidate verification form, agreeing to accept the nomination for the position listed and to serve if elected and verifying that they have read, understand and satisfy the eligibility criteria. 

    No member may be a candidate for more than one (1) position in the same election. If nominating petitions are submitted for the same individual for more than one (1) position, the individual must notify the Election Committee as to which position they wish to be a candidate.

    NOMINATIONS QUALIFICATIONS

    • Candidates must be regular members in continuous good standing from May 31, 2025 till the candidate submission deadline, October 14, 2025.
    • Candidates must be from the sector and/or region applicable to the position
    • Members may only run for one office
    • Only members in good standing may sign a nomination petition.
    • Executive Board: 10 valid signatures required  from members in the same sector and region
    • Sector VPs: 30 valid signatures required from members in the respective sector (RN/LPN only for Nurse Alliance)
    • President & Executive VPs: 70 valid signatures required  (15 from each of 4 regions, 10 additional statewide)
    • No candidate who has been convicted of a felony as defined in Section 504 of the LMRDA shall in accordance with the provisions of applicable law be eligible for nomination and election to Local office.
    • Slates are allowed; signatures count toward all slate candidates if they meet the eligibility criteria.

    Eligibility for the Office of all nominees shall be determined by the Elections Committee within three (3) days after nominations are closed. 

    (See Article XII  of the SEIU HCMI Constitution and Bylaws for full details.)

    PROCESS TO REQUEST NOMINATION FORMS

    Nomination petitions and candidate verification forms are available by mailing a written request to the “2025 Election Committee” at HCMI office at 3031 W. Grand Blvd, Suite # 555, Detroit, MI 48202, emailing a request to electioncommittee@seiuhcmi.org or faxing a request to 1-313-965-0422.

    ALL REQUESTS SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT THE CANDIDATE: Name, Address, Employer, Job Classification and Phone Number.

    Nominating petitions and candidate verification forms must be received by 12:00 p.m. on October 14, 2025, either by mail at HCMI office located at 3031 W. Grand Blvd, Suite # 555, Detroit, MI 48202, by e-mail to electioncommittee@seiuhcmi.org or by fax at 1-313-965-0422. The Election Committee will meet and determine eligibility by October 16, 2025.

    APPEALS

    • Eligibility appeals: within 3 days of notice of ineligibility 
    • Appeals shall be made in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the Elections Committee
      (See Article XII Section 5: Elections  of the SEIU HCMI Constitution and Bylaws for full details.)
    • Appeals of the final decisions of the Elections Committee can be made to the SEIU International President within 15 days of the decisions, under Article VIII, Section 2 of the SEIU Constitution and Bylaws.

    ELECTION WEBSITE

    www.mrgballot.com

    VOTING, ELECTION RESULTS AND INSTALLATION

    • Ballots to be mailed on, or about, November 3, 2025
    • Replacement ballots may be requested from November 10, 2025. 
    • MEMBERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO MAKE THEIR REQUESTS BY FRIDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2025.
    • Requests made after 5:00 PM (EST) November 26, 2025, will not be honored.
    • Ballots to be counted on December 3, 2025
    • Officers installed within 30 days of certification
    • No proxy or write-in votes permitted

    VOTING

    Ballots: Ballot packages will be mailed to each member, consisting of voting instructions, one unmarked ballot, one small sleeve “secret ballot sleeve,” and one larger prepaid return envelope.  Voting instructions will advise a member to mark their ballot, place it in the secret ballot sleeve, and place the secret ballot sleeve in the return envelope.  Ballot packages will be mailed on, or about, November 3rd, 2025.

    Ballots must be returned by mail AND RECEIVED no later than 10:00 a.m. on December 3, 2025 at the post office address on the prepaid return envelope.  Voted mail ballots will not be accepted in person at the tally.  Any member not receiving a ballot by November 10, 2025, may request a ballot by contacting Merriman River Group, the vendor assisting with this election, at 877-324-7655  and/or www.mrgballot.com.  November 26, 2025, is the last day to request a replacement ballot. Earlier requests for replacement ballots are highly encouraged.

    Ballots will be picked up from the United States Post Office, at 10am, located at 60 E MILWAUKEE ST DETROIT, MI 48202-9998 by Merriman River Group, and transported to the tally site, 3031 W. Grand Blvd, Suite #555, Detroit, MI 48202.  The tally will begin on December 3, 2025,  after the ballots reach the tally site.  The results of the election will be announced at the tally and will be posted on the main HCMI website and on the HCMI Officers Election website immediately following the tally. 

    • Observers have a right to observe the ballot pick-up and ballot counting process. 
    • OBSERVERS MUST BE MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING & MUST GIVE NOTICE OF THEIR REQUEST TO ATTEND AND OBSERVE

    VOTER ELIGIBILITY

    To receive a ballot, a member must have been in good standing as of July 31, 2025.

    NOTE: Your receipt of this election notice does not necessarily mean you are a member in good standing eligible to vote in the election.  Agency fee payers, associate members, displaced members, objectors, and challengers who have not paid the full dues rate and are not card-signing members are not eligible to vote.  Members who are not current on dues will be ineligible to vote unless you become current on dues no later than October 31, 2025. If you have any question about your status as a member in good standing or would like information about how to pay back dues, please call HCMI’s Member Resource Center at (313) 965-9450.

    PROTEST PROCEDURES

    Protests concerning the conduct of the election should be made in writing within seven (7) calendar days of the closing of the official tally of ballots, addressed to the Election Committee Chair, and received by the HCMI Election Committee by 5:00 p.m. on December 10,  2025, “2025 Election Committee” at HCMI office at 3031 W. Grand Blvd, Suite # 555, Detroit, MI 48202, emailing the protest to electioncommittee@seiuhcmi.org.

    (See Article XII, Section 5, “Appeals”  of the SEIU HCMI Constitution and Bylaws for full details. See also SEIU International Constitution & Bylaws Article VII Section 2)

    QUESTIONS?

    Contact the HCMI Elections Committee for forms and questions at electioncommittee@seiuhcmi.org. 

    Updated and amended as of 9/11/25 at 2:00PM.