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N A T I O N A L C O N S T I T U T I O N 9 nominations. Members of the National Election Committee shall be active members in good standing, but no candidate for office may serve as a member of the National Election Committee. The National Election Committee shall oversee the tabulation of all valid ballots. Only the ballots of active members in good standing shall be counted. After tabulating the ballots, the National Election Committee shall announce the winning candidates. Section 5. Newly-elected national officers shall commence their term of office thirty (30) days after certification of the results of the election. Section 6. The offices of National President, Executive Vice President and Regional Vice Presidents shall only be occupied by NATCA Bargaining Unit Employees. No member on an age waiver may hold national office. Section 7. A National Officer may serve an unlimited amount of terms in the same office. Section 8. National/Local Election Protests. Any active member in good standing may file an election protest provided all of the following conditions are met: a. The protesting member must have been eligible to participate in the protested election at the time of the incident giving rise to the protest; and b. A written protest is filed with the National Election Committee through NATCA's General Counsel; and c. In order to be timely, a protest must be received no later than fifteen days subsequent to the election date stipulated in the election rules, and within 30 days of the incident giving rise to the protest. Upon receipt of an election protest, the National Election Committee shall notify all candidates involved in the protested election and, in the case of a local election, the local Election Committee and the Local President of the protest and the nature of the charges. At the request of a member in good standing, the National Election Committee shall provide a full and complete copy of the filed protest to the requesting member. If the protest claims an illegal denial of the right to vote, which is found to be valid by the National Election Committee, the National Election Committee shall permit such member to cast a vote on such terms as may be practical if prior to the close of the election. In the event the protest is found to be invalid, the National Election Committee shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member via certified mail on the day of dismissal. The National Election Committee shall verify that the member has followed the required protest procedures, review the allegations raised in the protest, and conduct a thorough investigation, including, but not limited to, interviewing all parties involved. If the allegation does not constitute an election irregularity, the National Election Committee need not pursue the allegation further. After all allegations have been reviewed and the facts determined, the National Election Committee shall, within 7 days, recommend to the National Executive Board what action is appropriate under Department of Labor guidelines. Within 15 days, the National Executive Board shall meet, via teleconference if desired, to decide on the challenge. The National Executive Board, through NATCA's General Counsel, shall notify the protesting member and affected candidates of the decision in writing. The General Counsel shall advise the protesting member of the basis for the decision. If, because of a timely protest, an election is found to be invalid, all members in good standing who were eligible to participate in the election shall be notified within 15 days by the National Executive Board, through NATCA's General Counsel, of the decision to invalidate the election. Section 9. Any member seeking election to a union office or position may not accept a nomination for more than one elected position during any single election. Section 10. Write-in votes will not be permitted in any NATCA election. Section 11. Local elections shall be determined by a plurality of eligible votes cast unless the Local's constitution expressly requires candidates to be elected by a majority of eligible votes cast. Article VIII: National Conventions Section 1. The Association shall meet in National Convention every two (2) years at a location to be established by majority vote of the delegates at the Convention four (4) years previous. In order to be considered as a host city for a National Convention, each proposed city must meet reasonable logistical and financial criteria to be established by the National Executive Board. These criteria shall be set and available to parties interested in submitting a bid to host the Convention no later than one (1) year prior to the Convention where the proposals will be heard. In the absence of a proposed city that meets the criteria outlined by the NEB, Las Vegas will be the default city for the Convention being considered. The Region with the fewest previously hosted conventions will be offered the opportunity to act as the hosting Region of conventions held in Las Vegas. In the event a region passes on the opportunity to host the Convention, the Region with the next fewest hosted Conventions would be offered the opportunity. In the event of a tie, the Region with the greatest duration of time since last hosting shall be offered the opportunity to host.

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