Election of Committee Members

Notice to Members 

Elections

At our April 2026 General Membership Meeting, we held nominations for Local 815's Committees.

This election is open to all Local 815 members.

Committee	Nominee
Member Engagement (3 Members)
	Colleen Mackie
	Jen Begley
	Krista Stanojevic
	Wendy Smith
	Marsha Hawtin
Budget (1 member)
	Renato Ragosta
	Colleen Mackie
	Amy Grubich
Bylaw (3 members)
	Colleen Mackie
	Renato Ragosta
	Daniel Jaksic
	Wendy Smith
Education (3 members)
	Amy Grubich
	Shannow Wright
	Colleen Mackie
	Renato Ragosta

We are committed to ensuring that the election is administered in accordance with the highest standards. This election is being conducted using online voting via Simply Voting. Simply Voting uses the latest technology and security safeguards to provide secure, reliable, and confidential balloting.

The election will open May 6th 2026 at 7am, and close at the General Membership Meeting that evening at 7pm. This meeting will be held via Zoom. Results will be announced at the meeting that evening.

Voting

All Members in Good standing will receive a ballot on election day. If you received a ballot for the General Elections in March, you will automatically receive a ballot for this election.

If you did not receive a ballot, please fill out a member in good standing form and return it to migs@cupe815.org, text it to 289-439-1870, or give it to a steward in your area.

Member in Good Standing Form.pdf

Download PDF • 165KB

Ballots

Will be sent to the email address you supplied on your membership application form on the day of the election.

If you don't receive a ballot on election day, please reach out to eschramm@cupe815.org

Scrutineers

Each candidate may appoint one scrutineer by providing the name of a member in good standing to the Returning Officer. After the election scrutineers will join a breakout room with the Election Committee, while the committee screen share the results. In the unlikely event that Simply Voting provides the Elections Committee with a report regarding voting irregularities, the Committee will provide this report to the scrutineers.

Internet/Computer Access

Eligible voters who do not have access to a computer or the Internet in order to register or vote can reach out to a steward in your area and we will assist you in arranging your vote.  Please contact us before April 6th to make these arrangements.

In Solidarity

Local 815 Executive