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S U.S. POSTAGE AN M Santa Fe, NM 87505 TA FE, N PAID The Advocate’s ALBUQUERQUE, NM 20 PERMIT NO. 1327 16 VOL 28 The Advocate’s Voice Official Publication of the ISSUE 3 National Education Association VOICE New Mexico 2007 Botulph Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 (505) 982-1916 VOTE! Elections Have Consequences The NEA-NM Advocate’s Voice is Not Voting is Giving In—It Is Not Making a Statement published periodically through the year for NEA-NM Members only. by Betty Patterson, NEA-NM President Website Have you heard lives every day. We also need to to “sit this one out.” However, not National Education Association these clichés? encourage our friends, colleagues voting is like voting for the other New Mexico Announcement: I am sure you and students’ families to vote for side. Please take the time to have. However, pro-education candidates. research how every candidate Betty Patterson, President How do I get my this year—and This year, we have an opportunity stands on public education and Mary Parr-Sanchez, Vice President more than ever—they have real to stand up for ourselves and our then make a decision that positively Charles Bowyer, Executive Director Membership Card? meaning. students by raising our voices reinforces everything you do every Steve Sianez, Spanish Translator We have been living with the through our votes nationally, state- day for our students. Michael Larsen, Graphic Design consequences of the last state-wide wide, and in our communities. I Let’s make children our priority For your convenience, election. The decisions that are realize there have been lots of this election! Let’s vote to make Member of NEA PR Council & membership cards may made in the Roundhouse in Santa negative media coverage for this Public Education a priority again. Fe affect our lives and our students’ election, and one could just decide NEA State Education Editors now be printed directly from the “MEMBER SECTION” of Las elecciones tienen consecuencias Si no votas no te quejes www.nea-nm.org. If you Seguramente has escuchado estas salgan a votar por candidatos pro es como votar por el candidato need to replace your card, palabras, sin embargo este año, educación. opuesto. Por eso le pido que tome you simply go back to the más que nunca, estas palabras Este año tenemos la oportunidad el tiempo de informase bien sobre tienen un sentido real. Hemos de ponernos de pie y alzar nuestra lo que ofrece cada candidato y website and reprint it! vivido con las consecuencias de voz, no solo por nosotros mismos luego tome la decisión de votar por las últimas elecciones estatales. pero también por nuestros el candidato que realmente apoye To register and create a Las decisiones que se han hecho estudiantes, por medio del voto; a lo que usted hace por nuestros Save-the-Date Voter Information: en la Casa Redonda en Santa Fe nivel estatal y nacional. estudiantes cada día. username and password afectan a diario nuestras vidas y Estoy consciente que habido ¡Que nuestros niños son la Notice: for access to the la de nuestros estudiantes. Es por bastante noticias negativas sobre prioridad en estas elecciones! Voter Registration Deadline, Online, In-Person eso que hay que votar y recordarle estas elecciones y es por eso que ¡Votemos para que la Educación Oct. 20, 2016: or by US Mail: “MEMBER SECTION,” you a nuestros amigos, colegas y comprendo que muchos prefieren Pública vuelva a ser prioridad! Deadline for NEA-NM will need your member ID familiares que también ellos no votar. Sin embargo, el no votar Nominations for State Oct. 11, 2016: Postmarked by October 11 Association positions number from the mailing Early In-Person Voting at County Clerk Offices: label of this publication. Elections RAA Announcement: Oct. 22, 2016: Then click “Register Announcement: 2017 NEA-NM Read Across America: Annual Delegate Council, Oct. 11-Nov. 4, 2016 Reading Unites Cultures Crowne Plaza Albuquerque Here” on the web page, The NEA-New Mexico Chair: Noted NM Author Elections Committee enter your member ID, Denise Chávez Nov. 8, 2016: Absentee Ballot Applications: calls for nominations Election Day; Last Day to Oct. 11-Nov. 4, 2016 create a login name, for offices to be elected in the 2017 All-Member Election. NEA-New Mexico has a full-size All nomination forms must be received by the NEA-NM Deliver Absentee Ballot enter your email address, (smaller adult) Cat in the Hat President by 5 PM, MDT, Thursday, October 20, 2016. The costume, available for members Early Voting at Alternative Sites: create a password, actual number of retired board members, retired delegates only, to use in their schools. 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You can print or want to nominate someone, visit the NEA-NM website, requires you to log-in, click Jan. 25, 2017: scan this QR code www.nea-nm.org, and click on Call for Nominations slider to or go to: sos.state.nm.us Nov. 8, 2016 your membership card on the “RAA” link under Legislative Training, access the complete 2017 NEA-NM Elections information: “quick links” to reserve your Lobby Day and Legislative National Education Association from the link on the upper The Elections Calendar, Call for Nominations, and proposed time with the Cat today! Reception New Mexico For Specific Voter information, go to: sos.state.nm.us amendments to be voted on at the 2016 Delegate Council. ITH UNION W L D A E B T O N R I

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4 1 (continued) NEA-New Mexico 2016 PROPOSED BYLAWS AMENDMENTS: NEA-NM EdPAC Recommended Candidates: Doreen W.Johnson...... 5...... San Juan, McKinley Offices Open for Eliseo Lee Alcon...... 6...... Cibola, McKinley 11. Southwest Region US PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT Arturo Fierro...... 7...... Valencia Member of the Education Nomination: Bylaws may be debated and amended on the floor of the Delegate Council. After the close Hillary Rodham Clinton...... President Jim D. Danner...... 8...... Valencia Political Action Committee, Tim Kaine...... Vice President Patricia A. Lundstrom...... 9...... McKinley, San Juan Election District representing 1. NEA Director for New of debate, the proposed amendment, as amended if any are approved by the Council, will be Andres G. Romero...... 10...... Bernalillo all SW Region locals except Mexico and delegate to voted on by secret ballot at the lunch break. NM CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES Javier I. Martinez...... 11...... Bernalillo Las Cruces-CSEC and NEA- the NEA Representative Candidate...... District...... Representing Patricio R. Ruiloba...... 12...... Bernalillo Las Cruces, unexpired term Assembly, unexpired term Strike through = Delete Underline = Insert ...... 1...... District Candidate Patricia A. Roybal Caballero..13...... Bernalillo commencing upon election Merrie Lee Soules...... 2...... District Candidate Miguel P. Garcia...... 14...... Bernalillo commencing upon election and expiring August 31, 2018 Ben Ray Lujan...... 3...... District Candidate Ane C. Romero...... 15...... Bernalillo and expiring July 14, 2017 #1 TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO BYLAW 10. STANDARDS FOR AFFILIATES: Antonio “Moe” Maestas...... 16...... Bernalillo 2. NEA Alternate Director NM SECRETARY OF STATE Deborah A. Armstrong...... 17...... Bernalillo 12. Southwest Region for New Mexico and ...... Statewide Candidate ...... 18...... Bernalillo Member of the Education delegate to the NEA 7. Each affiliate shall establish and maintain a local dues level to ensure adequate local Sheryl M. Williams-Stapleton..19...... Bernalillo Political Action Committee, Representative Assembly, funding to carry out its representation, member services and other local responsibilities. (The NM SUPREME COURT JUDGE Giovanni Haqani...... 20...... Bernalillo Election District representing unexpired term commencing recommended level of local dues is at least $25.00 per Active member.) The affiliate shall Michael Vigil...... Statewide Candidate John M. Wallace...... 22...... Bernalillo, Sandoval, all SW Region locals except Santa Fe Las Cruces-CSEC and NEA- upon election and expiring file such reports as may be required by the Association or by state and federal regulations. August 31, 2018 NM COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE Debbie Sarinana...... 21...... Bernalillo Las Cruces, three-year term Local affiliates with 50 or fewer active members with payroll deduction for dues shall require Julie Vargas...... Statewide Candidate Daymon B. Ely...... 23...... Bernalillo, Sandoval 3. Southwest Region that such dues be dispersed to NEA-New Mexico from the school district. NEA-New Mexico ...... 24...... Bernalillo 13. Southwest Region NM SENATE ...... 25...... Bernalillo Member of the Education Member of the NEA-New will remit local dues to the local treasurer or designee and will disperse dues to NEA, Region Mexico Board of Directors, Senator...... District..... Counties Representing ...... 26...... Bernalillo Political Action Committee, Election District representing Councils, and NEA-New Mexico. Rebecca Morgan...... 1...... San Juan Ronnie Martinez...... 29...... Bernalillo Election District representing Las Cruces-CSEC and NEA- John Pinto...... 3...... San Juan, McKinley Natalie R. Figueroa...... 30...... Bernalillo Las Cruces-CSEC and NEA- George K. Munoz...... 4... San Juan, McKinley, Cibola Robert L. Scott...... 31...... Bernalillo Las Cruces, three-year term Las Cruces, three-year term Upon adoption by the Delegate Council, re-letter subsequent paragraphs. Richard C. Martinez...... 5...... Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, ...... 32...... Grant, Hidalgo, Luna Sandoval, Santa Fe Bill McCamley...... 33...... Dona Ana 4. Central Region Member 14. Southwest Region #2 TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO BYLAW 8. EDUCATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Carlos R. Cisneros...... 6...... Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Bealquin Bill Gomez...... 34...... Dona Ana Member of the Education of the NEA-New Mexico Santa Fe, Taos ...... 35...... Dona Ana Board of Directors, (EdPAC) 8.1 COMPOSITION: Political Action Committee, ...... 8...... Colfax, Guadalupe, Nathan P. Small...... 36...... Dona Ana Election District representing unexpired term commencing Harding, Mora, Quay, Joanne J. Ferrary...... 37...... Dona Ana upon election and expiring Las Cruces-CSEC and NEA- d. One Two members representing NEA-New Mexico retired members. This These members San Miguel, Taos Mary Hotvedt...... 38...... Grant, Hidalgo, Sierra Las Cruces, unexpired term July 14, 2017 John M. Sapien...... 9...... Bernalillo, Sandoval Rodolpho S. Martinez...... 39...... Dona Ana, Grant, Sierra shall be nominated and elected by the unified retired membership of NEA-New Mexico for a commencing upon election David J. Simon...... 10...... Bernalillo, Sandoval Nick L. Salazar...... 40...... Colfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, and expiring July 14, 2019 5. Central Region Member term of three years. Such members having served two consecutive terms would be ineligible Linda M. Lopez...... 11...... Bernalillo San Miguel of the NEA-New Mexico to hold that office until one full term has intervened. Gerald Ortiz y Pino...... 12...... Bernalillo Debbie A. Rodella...... 41..... Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, Taos 15. Southeast Region Board of Directors, three- Bill B. O’Neill...... 13...... Bernalillo Roberto “Bobby” Gonzales..42...... Taos year term Member of the Education ...... 14...... Bernalillo Stephanie Garcia Richard...43...... Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Political Action Committee, Daniel A. Ivey-Soto...... 15...... Bernalillo Sandoval, Santa Fe #3 TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO BYLAW 5. POWER AND DUTIES 5.6.c: Election District 1, three-year 6. Northwest Region Cisco McSorley...... 16...... Bernalillo Jim R. Trujillo...... 45...... Santa Fe term Member of the NEA-New ...... 17...... Bernalillo ...... 46...... Santa Fe Mexico Board of Directors, c. employ and annually evaluate the Executive Director; Bill Tallman...... 18...... Bernalillo Brian F. Egolf, Jr...... 47...... Santa Fe three-year term Gregory B. Frazier...... 21...... Bernalillo Linda Trujillo...... 48...... Santa Fe 16. Southeast Region Member, of the Education #4 TEXT OF AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION TO BYLAW 5. POWER AND DUTIES 5.3.b: ...... 22...... Bernalillo, McKinley, Matthew McQueen...... 50...... Bernalillo, Santa Fe, 7. Retired Member of the Rio Arriba, San Juan, Torrance, Valencia Political Action Committee, NEA-New Mexico Board of Sandoval Doreen Ybarra Gallegos...... 52...... Dona Ana Election District 2, three- Directors, one-year term 5.3.b. In the case of the NEA-New Mexico board member representing retired members, the Joy I. Garratt...... 23...... Bernalillo Richard Garcia...... 59...... Chavez, Lincoln year term alternate will be the NM NEA-Retired President or his/her designee. ...... 24...... Santa Fe ...... 63...... Curry, De Baca, 8. Northeast/North ...... 25...... Santa Fe Guadalupe, Roosevelt, 17. State Delegate to the Central Region Member ...... 26...... Bernalillo San Miguel 2017 NEA Representative of the Education Political BY SUBSTITUTION: 5.3.b. Alternate(s) for the elected EdPAC member(s) representing Howie C. Morales...... 28...... Catron, Grant, Socorro ...... 65...... Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Assembly Action Committee, for an retired members shall be elected through the internal elections conducted by NEA-NM Michael S. Sanchez...... 29...... Bernalillo, Valencia San Juan Clemente Sanchez...... 30...... Cibola, Socorro, ...... 69...... 18. State Category Two unexpired term, commencing Retired in the same cycle as NEA-NM retired positions come up for election. upon election and ending McKinley, Valencia Tomas E. Salazar...... 70...... San Miguel, Santa Fe, Delegate to the 2017 NEA July 14, 2017 Joseph Cervantes...... 31...... Dona Ana Torrance Representative Assembly #5 TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO BYLAW 5.6.C POWER AND DUTIES: ...... 35...... Dona Ana, Hidalgo, 9. Northeast/North Central Luna, Sierra NM PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMISSION 19. Cluster Delegate to the Region Member of the William P. Soules...... 37...... Dona Ana Candidate...... District..... Counties Representing 2017 NEA Representative ...... 36...... Dona Ana Ricardo Carlos Caballero.....1...... Bernalillo, Sandoval Education Political Action 8.3.b. The Alternate EdPAC member representing retired members shall be appointed by the Assembly ...... 38...... Dona Ana Trish Ruiz...... 9...... Chaves, Curry, Eddy, Committee, three-year term board of directors of the NEA-NM Retired affiliate. Liz Stephanics...... 39...... Bernalillo, Lincoln, Lea, Quay, Roosevelt 20. Student Delegate to the San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tim Crone...... 10...... Colfax, Guadalupe, 10. Central Region Member 2017 NEA Representative BY SUBSTITUTION: 8.3.b. Alternate(s) for the elected EdPAC member(s) representing Torrance, Valencia Harding, Los Alamos, Assembly of the Education Political NM HOUSE Mora, Rio Arriba, San Juan, Action Committee, three- retired members shall be elected through the internal elections conducted by NEA-NM Representative...... District..... Counties Representing San Miguel, Sandoval, year term 21. Retired Delegate to the Retired in the same cycle as NEA-NM retired positions come up for election. Glo Jean B. Todacheene...... 4...... San Juan Santa Fe, Taos, Union 2017 NEA Representative Assembly

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