SEIU Local 500 Election 2025

Message from the Election Committee:

Dear SEIU Local 500 Members,

As September 30th approaches, we want to remind you to cast your vote in the rerun election for the office of Treasurer. Ballots were mailed to your home during the week of September 2. If you have not received your ballot, please contact the Election Committee as soon as possible at seiuelectcomm@seiu500.org.

You may receive mailings or emails from candidates who are campaigning for your vote. Please note:

• All campaign materials are produced and paid for by the individual candidates.

• In accordance with the Election Rules, the candidates may present printed literature, stamped and otherwise ready to mail to the local office, where the staff will apply address labels of the most recent members' addresses.

For additional information about the election process, please review the information below or click here to review the Rules and Guidelines.

Important: The Election Committee would like to emphasize that SEIU Local 500 does not endorse any candidate in this election.

Ballots were mailed to members in good standing as of the latest employer remittance or the end of the 2024–2025 academic year, whichever is later. Members who do not receive a ballot or need a replacement ballot should contact the SEIU Local 500 Election Committee using the button above or call the Union office.

The Ballot Count will take place on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at the MCEA Conference Center, 12 Taft Court, Rooms C&D, Rockville, MD 20850. The process for the Ballot Count will begin at 9:00 AM.

Thank you for participating in this important democratic process.

In solidarity,

The SEIU Local 500 Election Committee

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SEPTEMBER 2025 ELECTION COMMITTEE RULES AND GUIDELINES

FOR ELECTION RERUN FOR THE POSITION OF TREASURER

Learn more about the candidates running for Treasurer!

Candidate for Treasurer - Oriole Saah

Candidate for Treasurer - Mitchell Tropin

June 2025 Election Committee Summary:

Members of Service Employees International Union, Local 500 (“Local 500” or the “Union”), voted in an election for officers of the Union to begin serving July 1, 2025. The votes were counted on May 15, 2025. After the election, the Election Committee received three appeals of the election results, alleging violations of the Election Rules and the Local Constitution.

The Election Committee investigated the appeals. One was filed beyond the ten-day deadline provided by the Local Constitution. The Election Committee found that it had no jurisdiction over the appeal and dismissed it.

Another appeal alleged that a number of candidates had used cover letters which violated the Election Rules for their petitions to become candidates in the election. The Committee’s investigation found that there was no dispute of fact and that no violation had occurred. The Committee dismissed the appeal.        

A third appeal alleged that Oriole Saah, a candidate for Treasurer, violated the Election Rules and Local Constitution in her campaign. The Committee investigated the appeal and found that there was no dispute of fact and that Ms. Saah had violated Election Rules B.1 and B.2 and the Local Constitution, specifically through use of Union and employer property in the campaign, and that her campaign materials were presented in a manner which may have led reasonable voters to believe that she had been endorsed by the Union or an employer.

The Committee issued a Preliminary Report and provided affected parties with notice and an opportunity to respond to the Preliminary Report. The Committee thoroughly reviewed the responses received and, on June 26, 2025, issued a Final Decision and Order and adopted the Preliminary Report as its final report.

In its Final Decision and Order, pursuant to its mandate and authority under Article VIII, Section 3, M of the Local Constitution and the Election Rules, the Committee has set aside the results of the election for Treasurer and ordered a rerun of the Treasurer election. The rerun election will be held in September 2025. Details of the election, including the calendar, will be announced by the Election Committee shortly.

Copies of the Committee’s Final Decision and Order, as well as its Final Report, have been sent to all parties required under the Local Constitution and Election Rules. Members may obtain a copy of the Final Decision and Order, as well as the Final Report, from the Local’s office by appointment.