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Oct. 2, 2020

State's top newspapers endorse Dale Folwell for second term The state's two largest newspapers – The Charlotte Observer and the News & Observer – support Dale Folwell for re-election as Treasurer.

The papers' joint editorial board stated, "Folwell has been impressively transparent himself, however, and we think he’s the right fit right now in this challenging financial climate. We recommend him."

The papers also chose EMPAC-endorsed candidates Yvonne Lewis Holley for Lt. Governor, Beth Wood for State Auditor, Mike Causey for Commissioner of Insurance, Steve Troxler for Commissioner of Agriculture, Jessica Holmes for Commissioner of Labor and Elaine Marshall for Secretary of State.

Volunteer to help EMPAC-endorsed candidates We need your help to make sure that EMPAC-endorsed candidates cross the finish line as the winner in November! We have many different tasks available for volunteers this election. Click here to let us know you're interested in helping out!

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Did you know that 90% of SEANC members are registered to vote, and that 83% of them voted in the 2018 election? Are you one of those registered voters? Are you sure? If not, visit SEANCVotes.org to check your status, find endorsed candidates and more!

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Hometown Debates continue this week with Labor candidates The NC Institute of Political Leadership Hometown Debate Series sponsored by SEANC and other groups continues Sunday at 11:30 a.m. with candidates for Commissioner of Labor candidates Josh Dobson and EMPACendorsed Jessica Holmes.

SEANC Celebrates State Employee Appreciation Week SEANC Executive Director Ardis Watkins commended state employees for their hard work in recognition of State Employee Appreciation Week.

Gov. Roy Cooper shared a message as well.

Thank you for all that you do!

Sign up for a SEANC open enrollment webinar!

Prepare yourself for the 2021 Open Enrollment period by attending one of our Virtual Benefits Fairs. During the benefits fair you will learn about our products and our Insurance specialists will be available to answer your questions. Click on the dates below to register.

Wednesday, October 7, at 12 p.m.

Tuesday, October 13, at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 14, at 12 p.m.

Saturday, October 17, at 10 a.m.

Monday, October 19, at 6:30 p.m.

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BENEFITS SEANC OFFERS HOME, AUTO COVERAGE

Take advantage of the special discounted group insurance rates you can receive as a SEANC member on auto, home and rental insurance!

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REFER FRIENDS TO PURCHASING POWER! They get a special discount. You get rewards. That’s a win-win.

Check out this and other plans offered to SEANC members. Send friends your personal referral link with a discount.

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BECOME A RECRUITING SUPERSTAR AND WIN $$$ For the month of September, each recruiter gets $20 for every new member they sign up as well as any new member they refer to us here who joins. All new members and recruiters are entered into our monthly drawing for $250!

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SEPTEMBER RECRUITING WINNERS ANNOUNCED SEANC also announced the winners of our member recruiting challenges for September this week. Congrats to: September Recruiter Challenge Winners: New member winner: Quadisha Thompson, District 58 ($250) Recruiter winner: Deborah Harney, District 22 ($250) Flash Drawing $100 winners: Recruiter: Allan Wooster, District 20 ($100) New member: Joseph Enrique Montanelli, District 4 ($100)

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Oct. 9, 2020

Sign up for a SEANC open enrollment webinar!

State Employee Open Enrollment will be held October 15-31. Changes made during this time are for the benefit year beginning Jan. 1, 2021. This is a great time to review all of your insurance products and ensure that you are getting the best coverage.

Remember, you have options. Be sure to check with SEANC to see if we can save you money on your supplemental plans.

Click here to review our SEANC Insurance Guide. Below you will find an overview of our products. Please click on the icons below to learn more about each product.

Prepare yourself for the Open Enrollment period by attending one of our Virtual Benefits Fairs. During the benefits fair you will learn about our products and our Insurance specialists will be available to answer your questions. Click on the dates below to register.

Tuesday, October 13, at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 14, at 12 p.m.

Saturday, October 17, at 10 a.m.

Monday, October 19, at 6:30 p.m.

SEANC launches Meet the Candidates series SEANC Executive Director Ardis Watkins and EMPAC Chairman Mark Dearmon are hosting a series of socially distanced interviews (by Zoom) with candidates endorsed by EMPAC in the upcoming election. The first three installments of "Meet the Candidates" were posted this week on our Facebook page and YouTube Channel. This week we interviewed three candidates: Secretary of State Elaine Marshall

State Auditor Beth Wood Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey

Did you know that 83% of all SEANC members voted in the 2018 midterm election? We can do even better this year! Click on the icons below to: Find your EMPAC Endorsed Candidates Find your voting site Make a plan to vote

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Take the Pledge to Vote Folwell First!

BENEFITS REFER FRIENDS TO PURCHASING POWER!

They get a special discount. You get rewards. That’s a win-win.

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BECOME A RECRUITING SUPERSTAR AND WIN $$$ For the month of October, each recruiter gets $20 for every new member they sign up as well as any new member they refer to us here who joins. All new members and recruiters are entered into our monthly drawing for $250!

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Oct. 16, 2020

Folwell's opponent wants to give your money to Wall Street!

Ronnie Chatterji, who is running against Dale Folwell for State Treasurer, is determined to return our pension system back to the Wall Street money managers who want to charge us outrageous fees and jeopardize your retirement.

In the video above, Chatterji is seen at a recent N.C. First Committee meeting agreeing with a plan from a private equity executive to leverage the $108

billion pension system to take care of Department of Transportation needs, even after that department overspent by $734 million.

SEANC has fought long and hard to champion a Treasurer who will fight to keep Wall Street's greedy hands out of our pension system. We found that ally in Dale Folwell, who cut $350 million in fees paid to money managers in his first term in office.

We must stand with him in this election! Take the pledge to Vote Folwell First when you get your ballot -- even before the presidential, governor or U.S. Senate races. As a state employee or retiree, re-electing Dale Folwell is the most important item on the ballot.

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SEANC Executive Director Ardis Watkins and EMPAC Chairman Mark Dearmon hosted a series of socially distanced interviews with candidates endorsed by EMPAC in the upcoming election. The "Meet the Candidates" interviews were posted on our Facebook page and YouTube Channel.

Secretary of State Elaine Marshall State Auditor Beth Wood Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey State Superintendent candidate Catherine Truitt Commissioner of Labor candidate Jessica Holmes Lt. Governor candidate Yvonne Holley State Treasurer Dale Folwell

Early Voting has begun!

Early voting started Thursday with a huge turnout across the state! Hopefully that included many SEANC members.

If you haven't already, please take SEANC President Jimmy Davis' advice and vote! Find your early voting site here. And when you do, remember to Vote Folwell First!

Did you know that 83% of all SEANC members voted in the 2018 midterm election? We can do even better this year! Click on the icons below to:

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Open enrollment has begun!

Sign up for a webinar State Employee Open Enrollment started Thursday and will run through Oct. 31. Changes made during this time are for the benefit year beginning Jan. 1, 2021. This is a great time to review all of your insurance products and ensure that you are getting the best coverage.

Remember, you have options. Be sure to check with SEANC to see if we can save you money on your supplemental plans.

Click here to review our SEANC Insurance Guide. Below you will find an overview of our products. Please click on the icons below to learn more about each product.

Prepare yourself by attending one of our Virtual Benefits Fairs. During the benefits fair you will learn about our products and our Insurance specialists will be available to answer your questions. Click on the dates below to register.

Saturday, October 17, at 10 a.m.

Monday, October 19, at 6:30 p.m.

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Flash Contest! Recruit to win this weekend only!

All members who recruit one new member (or sign up yourself if you’re not a member already) by 5 p.m. Monday will be entered into a drawing for $100!

Direct your recruits to the link below to join now!

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BECOME A RECRUITING SUPERSTAR AND WIN $$$ For the month of October, each recruiter gets $20 for every new member they sign up as well as any new member they refer to us here who joins. All new members and recruiters are entered into our monthly drawing for $250!

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Oct. 23, 2020

SEANC voters already setting records at the polls!

With 11 days left to go before Election Day, more than 46% of SEANC members have already cast their ballot! We've already surpassed our 2018 early vote number, and we're closing in on 2016.

We can't let up now, though. We need EVERY state employee and retiree to go to the polls this year in support of our EMPAC-endorsed candidates.

State employees and retirees can't afford to sit this year out. And we can't afford to vote party over our issues. We have to stand together to elect the people who will stand up and fight for retirees and state employees, regardless of the letter after their name.

Your health care, pay raises and retirement are not partisan issues. Your vote shouldn't be, either.

SEANC has fought long and hard to champion a Treasurer who will fight to keep Wall Street's greedy hands out of our pension system. We found that ally in Dale Folwell, who cut $350 million in fees paid to money managers in his first term in office.

We also need the steady leadership of Gov. Roy Cooper in these difficult times. He has considered the voices of SEANC and state employees in all decisions he has made in the last four years, and SEANC has no doubt he will remain an ally in his second term.

SEANC members are proud to #VoteFolwellFirst We asked for videos from you sharing your support for Dale Folwell for State Treasurer, and boy did you respond!

Now we need you to keep it up through Election Day. Send us a quick video on why you will be voting for Dale Folwell First. You will be featured on our social media outlets!

Send us a video!

Chatterji will give your money to Wall Street managers Ronnie Chatterji is determined to return our pension system back to the Wall Street money managers who want to charge us outrageous fees and jeopardize your retirement. We can't let him.

Support Dale Folwell on social media!

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Take the Pledge to Vote Folwell First!

Straight from the Candidates Find out what EMPAC-endorsed candidates for Council of State believe on the issues you care about in our "Quick Takes" feature

Visit SEANCVotes.org

Open enrollment ends October 31, review your options today

Missed our Open Enrollment Webinar? Click on the video above to learn more about our insurance products. During this Open Enrollment period, we suggest that our members review their supplemental policies to ensure they are getting the best products for their family.

As a reminder, the SEANC Insurance department will be available to assist you M - F, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at 800-222-2758 or insurance@seanc.org.

BENEFITS Your Exclusive Benefit Purchasing Power helps you keep your cash and still get what you need when it matters most. From brand-name computers and electronics to furniture and appliances, we’re here for you with a program you can trust. Get your product upfront and then pay over 6 or 12 months directly from your paycheck. You’ll always know the total product cost upfront - no credit checks, down payments or hidden fees.

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Switch & Save SEANC members can more than $900 switching to T-Mobile from Verizon. With Unlimited T-Mobile plans you can enjoy premium features like a complimentary Netflix account, international texting and data, as well as free stuff with T-Mobile Tuesdays.

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Become a Recruiting Superstar & Win $$$ For the month of October, each recruiter gets $20 for every new member they sign up as well as

any new member they refer to us here who joins. All new members and recruiters are entered into our monthly drawing for $250!

Refer a friend to SEANC

Bring SEANC to your workplace

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Oct. 30, 2020

Election Day is Tuesday!

More than 70% of SEANC members have already voted It's finally here. One of the most consequential elections in our history draws to a close Tuesday and SEANC members are turning out in record numbers.

With four days left until Election Day, MORE THAN 70% of SEANC members who are registered voters either voted early or mailed in a ballot. That's an extraordinary number, but we still have work to do to get our endorsed candidates over the finish line.

The polls are razor thin and your vote is more important than ever. SEANC members and their families will make the difference this election. Your health care, pay raises and retirement are not partisan issues. Your vote shouldn't be, either.

When you head to the polls, please think of yourself as a state employee or retiree first, not as a member of a political party. We can't afford to vote party over our issues. We have to stand together to elect our EMPAC-endorsed candidates who will stand up and fight for retirees and state employees, regardless of the letter after their name.

If you haven't already, you can vote today and tomorrow at Early Vote sites in your area. If you're not registered, you can register at one of the early vote sites.

If you're planning on voting Tuesday, be prepared to wait in long lines. Take your masks. Find your polling place and make sure you are registered before you go. YOU CANNOT REGISTER AT A POLLING PLACE ON ELECTION DAY.

With four days left to go, we must finish strong to re-elect Dale Folwell as State Treasurer. Just this week, Folwell was commended for saving $198 million in Wall Street fees with our State Retirement System. He has fought to lower our health care costs by ending the secret contracts that have allowed millionaire health care executives to charge state employees and retirees up to 900 percent the Medicare rate for service and he’s gone head to head with Wall Street to bring our money back to North Carolina and out of the hands of out-of-state money managers. We need a leader with the political courage to stand up to Big Money and fight for North Carolina’s working families. We have that leader in Treasurer Dale Folwell.

We also need the steady leadership of Gov. Roy Cooper in these difficult times, and we need to work to get Jessica Holmes across the finish line first in the Commissioner of Labor race. We need a fresh voice like Holmes leading that department, looking out for the needs of working families throughout the state.

Click here for a look at all of our endorsed candidates, including the races for Council of State, three judicial seats, N.C. House and N.C. Senate.

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Check out our election videos

SEANC members are proud to #VoteFolwellFirst We asked for videos from you sharing your support for Dale Folwell for State Treasurer, and you responded!

Now we need you to keep it up through Election Day. Send us a quick video on why you will be voting for Dale Folwell First.

Send us a video!

Chatterji will give your money to Wall Street managers Ronnie Chatterji is determined to return our pension system back to the Wall Street money managers who want to charge us outrageous fees and jeopardize your retirement. We can't let him.

Straight from the Candidates Find out what EMPAC-endorsed candidates for Council of State believe on the issues you care about in our "Quick Takes" feature

Support Dale Folwell on social media!

Click the graphic below to share on Facebook

Take the Pledge to Vote Folwell First!

Open enrollment ends tomorrow, review your options NOW

State employee open enrollment ends tomorrow. Now is the time to check our our supplemental insurance products to see if we can save you money.

Remember, you have options!

Missed our Open Enrollment Webinar? Click on the video above to learn more about our insurance products. During this Open Enrollment period, we suggest that our members review their supplemental policies to ensure they are getting the best products for their family.

As a reminder, the SEANC Insurance department will be available to assist you M - F, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at 800-222-2758 or insurance@seanc.org.

BENEFITS

Your Exclusive Benefit Purchasing Power helps you keep your cash and still get what you need when it matters most. From brandname computers and electronics to furniture and appliances, we’re here for you with a program you can trust.

Get your product upfront and then pay over 6 or 12 months directly from your paycheck. You’ll always know the total product cost upfront - no credit checks, down payments or hidden fees.

Learn more

Switch & Save SEANC members can more than $900 switching to T-Mobile from Verizon. With Unlimited T-Mobile plans you can enjoy premium features like a complimentary Netflix account, international texting and data, as well as free stuff with T-Mobile Tuesdays.

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