Request Ballot

How to Request a Ballot

The email, sent to your personal email address, would have come from “HGEA Ballot” or “invitations@mail.electionbuddy.com.”

If you still can’t find the ballot email or you changed your personal email address, email requestballot@hgea.org and include the following information:

  • Full legal name:
  • Bargaining unit:
  • Email address to which you want the ballot link sent:
  • A preferred contact phone number (specify if it is cell, home, work, etc.):
  • Department:

If you are unsure about the voting timeline, refer to the HGEA eBlast or voting announcement materials.

The information provided will be used to determine your eligibility to vote.  We will respond to you as soon as possible with your ballot link or a request for additional verification information, if needed.

After you’ve submitted your request, be sure to check and update your contact info on your member dashboard.

HGEA holds ratifications for its bargaining units’ collective bargaining agreements (“CBA” or “contract”) and other agreements such as memorandums of agreement (“MOA”), memorandums of understanding (“MOU”), and supplemental agreements (“SA”).

When HGEA reaches a tentative agreement with the employer, a ratification notice is sent to all affected members by email. For a collective bargaining agreement ratification, all employees in the bargaining unit, including non-members, are eligible to vote and voting is usually held both electronically and in person.