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 WPCLB AFL-CIO Political Schedule 2026

LOCAL & JUDICIAL CANDIDATES

QUESTIONNAIRES:

LOCAL Candidate Questionnaire - CLICK HERE

JUDICIAL Candidate Questionnaire - CLICK HERE

2/3/26: Questionnaire link is available and sent to the head of each county/town/city/village political party

3/31/26: Last day to submit questionnaire for local elections

(Once questionnaire is received, WPCLB will contact candidate to schedule an in person interview only if signatures have been secured)

Primary Candidates MUST be interviewed by 4/8/26

4/8/26: Endorsements begin @ WPCLB Meeting

Remaining Candidates MUST be interviewed by 5/13/26

5/13/26: Final Endorsement Vote @ WPCLB Meeting

6/23/26: Primary Election Day

11/3/26: General Election Day

CONGRESSIONAL/SENATE/ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES

Congressional Questionnaire - CLICK HERE

Password: Congress26

State Office Questionnaire - CLICK HERE

Password: State26

1/26/26: Candidate Questionnaires Distributed to Candidates

3/31/26: PRIMARY Candidate Questionnaires Due

4/8/26: Endorsements begin @ WPCLB Meeting

5/11/26: CLC Primary Recommendations Due

6/23/26: Primary Election Day

8/12/26: CLC/ALF General Election Recommendations Due

8/26/26: State AFL-CIO Endorsement Announcement

11/5/26: General Election Day

PAC Rules for Interviewing 2026:

·        -Eboard members or designated replacements are welcomed as interviewers but we ask that there is one speaker per affiliate/per topic.

·        -Eboard members/delegates that cannot attend but have questions about a certain race or candidate, please email jennifer@wpclb.org to ask it on your behalf.

WPCLB Endorsement Process

·        Once the dates/deadlines are decided, candidate questionnaires are available on our website (wpclb.org), and sent to the head of each county, town, city, village party for dissemination to candidates. Questionnaire links are also posted on social media.

·        A candidate must submit the WPCLB questionnaire by the stated deadline or it is not accepted.

·        Once a questionnaire is received, the candidate is scheduled for an in person interview, unless otherwise arranged.

·        A candidate must attend their WPCLB scheduled interview to meet with the PAC Committee to be considered for an endorsement recommendation.

·        The PAC Committee votes on their recommendation for endorsement of each candidate.

·        Recommendations are passed on to the WPCLB Executive Board at the next monthly meeting.

·        The WPCLB Executive Board discusses the PAC recommendations and any other information and then the Executive Board votes on a final recommendation to present to the delegates.

·        At the delegate meeting, the delegates are presented with a list of candidate endorsement recommendations for review, discussion and vote.

·        A 2/3 majority of those present and eligible to vote is required for a positive endorsement.

Eligibility to Vote Requirements

·        ONLY delegates/alternates listed on an official, completed delegate form are eligible to vote

·        ONLY locals who have per capita paid up through one month prior to the said meeting are eligible to vote

·        A local is ONLY allotted their number of votes based on the size of their organization. Alternates may substitute a vote for a delegate, but the maximum number of votes will not change even if all alternates and delegates are in attendance.

Please note: The WPCLB AFL CIO can only directly ENDORSE in local and judicial races. For state and congressional races, we can only RECOMMEND to the NYS AFL-CIO by following the same process above.

Disclaimer: Each individual union has their own process for endorsement. The abovementioned process is for the Westchester/Putnam Central Labor Body AFL-CIO only.