Pre-Convention Timeline and Action Items

Thursday, June 8 

• (120 days preceding Convention)

• Action Item: Review the Delegate Strength for the 2023 WFSE Convention here. This is the number of delegates that your local can send to the WFSE Convention. If you have specific questions on how this number was calculated for your local, see the pertinent article from the WFSE Constitution (Article VIII), or contact Emily Roberts at emilyr@wfse.org.

• Convention Call mailed to Locals. 

• First date that Nomination and Election of delegates/alternates can be held. 120 days prior to Convention per Appendix D, Elections Code; Article IV, Section 11.

Saturday, July 8: 

• (90 days preceding Convention)

• Action Item: Deadline to submit proposals to amend the constitution by changing the Council’s per capita tax. This shall be submitted to the Executive Board ninety (90) days prior to the opening of the Biennial Convention per the WFSE Constitution Article XVII – Amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws, Section 3. Email proposals to Emilyr@wfse.org.

Monday, August 7

• (60 days preceding Convention)

• Action Item: Deadline to Submit the Delegate / Alternate Credential Form for each delegate/alternate Elected to the Convention. All credentials received after this date will be considered irregular and will not be considered for committee appointments. The Convention will vote on whether or not to seat the irregulars after the partial report of the Credentials Committee on the first day of the convention. Delegates whose credentials are received on or before this date will be considered regular delegates and their names, along with committee preferences will be forwarded to the Council President in order to make assignments. 

• Action Item:  Deadline to submit the Local Expense Authorization Form to the Council 28 Executive Office.

• Action Item:  Deadline to submit the Convention Lodging Form to the Council 28 Executive Office.

• Action Item:  Deadline to submit the Convention Airfare Requests Form to the Council 28 Executive Office.

• Action Item:  Submit the Local Union Delegate Certification Form is a summary of all delegates/alternates elected to the Convention. The names submitted in the Delegate/Alternate Credential Form should appear on this list in the order they were elected. 

Thursday, August 22

• (45 days preceding Convention)

• Action Item:  Resolutions and Constitutional Amendments (other than per capita tax increases) are due on this date (45 days prior to convention). See WFSE Constitution - Article XVII – Amendments to the Constitution & By-Laws, Section 2 and Article III – Resolutions, Section 3 of the By-Laws. Email proposals to Emilyr@wfse.org.

Thursday, August 31

• Action Item:  Deadline to submit the Delegate Committee Preferences to the Council 28 Executive Office. 

• Action Item:  Deadline to submit 2023 WFSE Convention Award Nominations to the Council 28 Executive Office. 

Wednesday, September 6

• (30 days preceding Convention)

• Resolutions and Constitutional Amendments received by the August 22 deadline will be provided to the Delegates/Alternates and Executive Board Members. Resolutions received after the deadline are considered “Late Resolutions” and will not be provided prior to the Convention.

• Committee Assignments will be provided to those assigned.

• Action Item: Deadline to submit names of WFSE members who have passed away since our last convention so they can be honored in our In Memoriam video. 

Friday, October 6

• Convention convenes at 1pm.