UCLA Faculty Center Election: Deadline for Voting Near

Normally, elections for office at the UCLA Faculty Center are quiet affairs. However, because of the controversy surrounding the plan to demolish the Center and replace it with a large hotel/conference center, this year is different.

If you are a member of the Center, you should have received your ballot by postal mail – if your address is off-campus – or by campus mail. I have an off-campus address and my ballot came at least a week ago.

I am told some members have not yet received ballots. The deadline for voting is mid-June. Sorry, I don’t have the exact date and, oddly, I was unable to find it or anything about the election on the Faculty Center website. Why is that?

If you plan to vote but have not received a ballot, I suggest you get in touch with the Center: Phone: (310) 825-0877 / Fax: (310) 825-4693 / General Manager Ali Tabrizi atabrizi@ucla.edu

Below are the candidates’ statements:

If you have trouble reading the statements on line, try downloading them at http://issuu.com/danieljbmitchell/docs/facctrelection2011

UPDATE: There is now info on the election on the Faculty Center website (as of June 1): See http://facultycenter.ucla.edu/news.htm It contains the following statement:
Ballots have been mailed to the billing address of each member; if for some reason you have not received a ballot, you may pick one up at the front desk of the Faculty Center.