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Corrections made to ’09 PEF Triennial Election constituencies
Several corrections have been made to specified floors 2-10 of the Corning Construction, Structures, Environment,
the PEF Executive Board seats and Tower. The correct number of nominating and Real Estate.
constituency descriptions listed in the petition signatures required is 31; • Also under Transportation, Seat
2009 PEF Triennial Election Rules • Also under the Health Department, 495’s description should have included
published in the March issue of The Seat 187 was omitted. This seat Delivery, Operating, Administrative
Communicator. represents members at the Health Services, Policy and Planning, Legal
Please note the following corrections: Department Main Office – PEF Region 8, Services, Information Technology, Audit
• Under SUNY, Seat 80 (Downstate Corning Tower Floors 11-42. (12000, and Civil Rights, the Office of
Seat 1), it should have said Nurse 1s and 12200). The number of petition Communications and the Office of
Nurse 2s only, instead of Nurse 1 and signatures required is 37. External Relations.
Nurse 3s only; • Under Transportation, Seat 490’s Please direct any questions to the
• Under Health Department, Seat 185 constituency description left out the PEF Elections Committee or call
(Health Main Office) should have offices of Design, Technical Services, 800-342-4306, ext. 231.
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