The 2020 NARFE Election

The 2020 NARFE Election results were certified by Election Services Corporation and are now available.

• Complete 2020 Election results (PDF)
  
  
  

Results of Officer Elections

Contested races only.

National Secretary/Treasurer

• Kathryn Hensley

Region IV RVP

• Robert Helfrich

Region IX RVP

• Linda Silverio

Region X RVP

•   Bill Shackelford

Bylaws Proposals and Standing Rules

• B-2002 Ballot Design Standards
  Adds ballot design standards to the bylaws
  REJECTED
  
  
• B-2004 National Executive Board Authority
  Clarifies NEB governance authorities
  ADOPTED
  
  
• B-2005 National Officers’ Vacancies
  Adds how a National Secretary/Treasurer vacancy will be filled
  ADOPTED
  
  
• B-2006 Bylaws Revision
  Eliminates general revisions of bylaws
  ADOPTED
  
  
• B-2007 Voting
  Eliminates resolutions from bylaws 
  ADOPTED
  
  
• B-2008 Equality in Proposing Amendments
  Reduces number of members to propose amendments
  REJECTED
  
  
• B-2009 Federation Mergers
  Permits two or more states to merge federations 
  ADOPTED
  
  
• B-2010 Secretary/Treasurer Term Limits
  Limits to three consecutive terms 
  ADOPTED
  
  
• B-2011 National Officer/RVP Office Terms
  Beginning date of terms changed to January 1
  ADOPTED
  
  
• B-2014 Simplify Voting Process
  Permits voting on bylaws at national conference
  REJECTED
  
  
• B-2015 Executive Director Duties
  Streamlines duties enumerated in the bylaws
  ADOPTED
  
  
• B-2017 Voting Member Privileges
  Requires voting after national conference
  REJECTED
  
  
• B-2018 Add Spousal Members
  Adds spouses to membership at no cost
  REJECTED
  
  
• B-2020 Dues Increases
  Increases member dues 
  ADOPTED
  
  
• B-2021 Federation Payments
  Reduces member dues rebates to federations
  REJECTED
  
  
• BRC-01 Member Categories (Combines B-2003, B-2012 and B-2019)
  Reorders membership categories and eliminates “supporting” members
  ADOPTED
  
  
• S-2002 Ensure Committee Diversity
  Includes all member categories on committees
  REJECTED
  
  
• S-2003 NARFE Audit Publication Deadline
  Eliminates June deadline for publication of audit 
  ADOPTED
  
  
• S-2005 ChapterPayments
  Reduces new member dues rebates to chapters 
  ADOPTED
  
  
• R-2001 Eliminate WEP
  Support legislation to end the WEP Social Security penalty
  ADOPTED
  
  
• R-2002 Increase Social Security
  Support legislation to increase Social Security
  ADOPTED

For more information about these proposals:

The bylaws proposals are available to review in a PDF booklet, which includes a list of all bylaws, standing rules and resolution proposals under consideration; a summary of the Ballot and Resolution Committee recommendations and rationales; and detailed information on each proposal.

• 2020 Bylaws Proposals Submitted

Proposed Action: NEB-01
Title: NEB Salaries 
Proposed by: National Executive Board
ADOPTED

In accordance with Article VI, Section 2, which requires the NEB to “perform such other duties as directed by membership ballot” and Article III, Section 4.B., which requires a two-thirds vote to approve “any resolution or report that recommends changes in dues or compensation of the national officers or of the RVPs, the NEB has adopted the following motion for ratification by the membership.

• To cut RVP salaries by 50%; no COLA for the entire NEB, effective November 1, 2022.