Kern County Employees’ Retirement Association (KCERA) Ballots have been delivered – CAST YOUR VOTE NOW!
Starting Tuesday, September 30, retirees and workers at the County of Kern, Kern Medical, Superior Courts of California Kern County, and Kern County Water Agency can cast a vote in KCERA Trustee races. Our union recently held a KCERA Town Hall, and we endorsed our support for the following working family champions:
- Robert Alvarez, Third Member (General)
- Jeanine Adams, Eighth Member (Retired)
THE WORKING FAMILIES’ CHOICE
Our union endorsement can give you confidence that these member-leaders will be the voice for workers like us at the table where critical decisions are made about our pensions.
Jeanine, a retired County employee and SEIU 521 member, has the fiscal integrity and pension board experience to defend our right to retire in dignity. Robert holds a business degree and has demonstrated leadership in transparency and accountability as a Tech Support Engineer at Kern County.
Don’t wait to cast your ballot! Ballots are due Tuesday, October 21! Read more to learn how to make sure you find your ballot and it gets counted!
TRUSTED THIRD-PARTY ELECTION BUDDY
This year, KCERA is delivering digital and mail ballots by partnering with a new, secure election tool that our union also utilizes in dozens of chapters’ elections and votes, named Election Buddy.
You should expect 1) an email message with a unique link to vote online or 2) to your home address mailbox with a paper mail-in ballot to fill out
HOW TO VOTE AND DEADLINES:
- Online voting: Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during the voting period.
- Email subject you will see: Your KCERA Vote Matters—Cast it Now!
- The email will include your secure, unique link to vote online.
- If you can’t find your electronic ballot, 1) Look in your spam/junk folder or 2) Search “Election Buddy” or “KCERA” in your email inbox
- Website voting assistance: Cesar Casillas at Cesar@mkelections.com
- Online voting closes: 11:59 p.m. PT on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.
- Paper ballot:
- A paper ballot with a prepaid return envelope is also being mailed to you. No postage is necessary.
- Paper ballots must be received (not just postmarked) by Tuesday, October 21, 2025.
- Important: Please return only one ballot (either online OR paper). If more than one ballot is received, only the first ballot will be counted.
If you have any questions or need help, email Administration@kcera.org or (661) 381-7700. You can find more KCERA Board of Retirement election information, including the Candidate Statements, on their website: www.kcera.org/board-elections.
Together, we can stand up for protecting our pensions and benefits by voting for Jeanine and Robert!