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Election Day is November 6, 2018. As public professionals, you play a vital role in shaping and influencing policies affecting your practice and expertise. Every decision made affecting classrooms, public schools and universities, and public service is at some level a political decision. Because of the important roles that elected officials play in our members’ professional lives, North Dakota United takes a very deliberate, measured approach to making recommendations for elections. Decisions are made in a nonpartisan fashion, supporting candidates based on their stances on issues that our association cares deeply about, and not their political affiliation.
How Does NDU Recommend Candidates?
NDU members choose candidates to recommend based on information collected through voting records, candidate surveys and in-person interviews. The following is a step-by-step process on how NDU makes its recommendations.
North Dakota Statewide Recommendations:
Candidates for state offices of interest to NDU are asked to attend an interview with UPAC members. We use questionnaire and interview information to recommend the candidates who best support our beliefs and interests, regardless of their political party. In addition to the comments made during the interview, the UPAC members discuss evidence of support (relationship with association, past voting records) to made recommendations to the UPAC and the NDU Board for approval.
North Dakota Congressional Recommendations:
Congressional candidates are asked to attend an interview with UPAC members. We use a list of questions developed by members based on federal issues adopted by the NEA and AFT conventions. In addition to the comments made during the interview, the UPAC members discuss evidence of support (relationship with association, past voting records) to made recommendations to the UPAC and the NDU Board. If the recommendations are accepted by the UPAC and NDU Board, they are then forwarded to the NEA Fund’s Council and the AFT Executive Committee for approval.
North Dakota Legislative Recommendations:
Candidates for office can receive the endorsement of North Dakota United and the ND Untied Political Committee (UPAC) by one of two ways: 1. Incumbents with a proven record in office of voting in line with NDU values receive a performance recommendation. 2. Candidates for office, or incumbents without a performance recommendation, are given a survey to fill out. These candidates provide written answers to a series of questions about public education and employee rights. UPAC members use this information to made recommendations to the UPAC and the NDU Board for approval.
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The general election is November 6. As you consider your ballot, please check out the pro-education, pro-public service candidates endorsed by UPAC. ND United Voices
