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held between the candidates. D. If there is only one candidate for National Representative for a particular bargaining unit, that candidate shall be declared the winning candidate by acclamation; ballots shall not be distributed for that bargaining unit Section 2 – Nominations A. To be a candidate for National Representative, an individual must: (1) be an active member, in good standing, of the bargaining unit for which he/she is nominated; (2) be nominated by an active member, in good standing, of the bargaining unit for which he/she is nominated; and (3) properly accept the nomination. Self - nom inations are permitted. B. Nominations must be in writing and include the name and bargaining unit of the nominee, the name and bargaining unit of the nominator, and the home address of the nominator. Nominations must be received by 5:00 pm EDT on Sunday, May 15, 2016 . Nominations must be submitted via United States Postal Service (USPS) Certified Mail, FedEx delivery, or UPS delivery to: Lauren Schmidt, Assistant General Counsel NATCA 1325 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005 Section 3 – Nomina tion Acceptances A. As soon as practicable following the close of the nominations period, the NATCA Office of General Counsel will notify each nominee via U.S. mail (and email if there is an email address on file) of his/her nomination. The nomination not ice shall include instructions on how to properly accept nomination. B. Nomination acceptances must be received by 5:00 PM EDT on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 . C. Nomination acceptances must be in writing and delivered by mail, fax, or email, to NATCA Assist ant General Counsel Lauren Schmidt at: 1325 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005 (Mail); 202 - 628 - 6767 (Fax); or lschmidt@natcadc.org . Section 4 – Mail Balloting Procedures A. The names of the candidat es shall appear in alphabetical order , by last name, on the ballots. B. Mail ballot packages shall be mailed to members' home mailing addresses via U.S. Mail on Thursday, June 30, 2016. Mail ballot packages shall contain the ballot, a secret ballot envelo pe, and a postage pre - paid return envelope. C. Ballots must be returned to the designated Post Office Box by 11:59 PM EDT on Monday, August 15, 2016 . Ballots not returned by the deadline shall not be counted.