• A group within Pacifica wants to replace our bylaws, but because their plan would eliminate many member rights and opportunities, the current bylaws allow all of us – the listeners and staff of Pacifica’s 5 stations – to approve or disapprove the change. SEE BELOW IF YOU NEED A BALLOT BY E-MAIL OR A PAPER BALLOT.

• Bylaws are like the Constitution and a Rule Book rolled into one. Bylaws determine how Pacifica’s radio stations are run, by whom, and for whom.

• The small group pushing this massive change would end staff representation; halve the number of members’ votes needed to sell a station, building or the Pacifica Radio Archives; reduce the value of volunteers’ work to $3/hour; allow only 1 elected member-rep per station virtually eliminating diversity and making electeds a permanent minority on a self-perpetuating tokenistic board. We can revise our bylaws without secret committees, anti-union staff lockouts, lawsuits or 2 round$ of election$ within a year.

• Listeners who contributed $25 or volunteered 3 hours between January 3, 2019 & January 2, 2020. (Couples / households that have contributed at least $50 can request 2 separate ballots.)

• Listeners who volunteered on Local Station Board committees during that period

• Paid Non-Management Staff on payroll by January 2, 2020

• Unpaid Staff who worked 30 hours (on- and off-air) Oct. 3, 2019 to January 2, 2020

• Thursday March 19: Paper ballots are due by close of business! E-voting ends 11:59pm (EST)

• Online, via link in an email sent on Feb. 18, 2020. Search for OR

• A postcard in the mail with your voting info underneath the scratch-off, OR

• Paper ballots from “Honest Ballot”, to those who got one for last election.

If you didn’t get your ballot or postcard as described above, or if you want a paper ballot, request via the or call: 1-510-931-7504. REMEMBER, unless you got one last year, the only way to get a paper ballot is to make a request.