A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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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 notice 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 m ail, fax, or email, to NATCA Assistant 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 Proc edures A. The names of the candidates 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 cont ain the ballot, a secret ballot envelope, 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. D. To have his/her ballot counted, a voter must be a member, in good standing, of that bargaining unit as of fifteen (15) days immediately preceding the closing of the balloting (that is, as of July 31, 2016). E. Voters are not permitted to sign or otherwise make a distinguishing mark on the ballots. A signed or marked ballot shall be ruled ineligible. Ballots must be placed in the secret ballot envelope and returned in the postage pre - paid return envelope to be eligible. F. Members shall be entitled to a du plicate ballot, provided that they make a timely request for one by contacting NATCA Assistant General Counsel Lauren Schmidt by 5:00 pm EDT on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. In the event that a member casts both an original and a duplicate ballot, only the dup licate ballot shall be counted. Section 5 – Ballot Collection & Tally A. On the morning of Tuesday, August 16, 2016, the ballots shall be collected from the designated Post Office Box. B. Collected ballots shall be returned to the NATCA National Offi ce, and all eligible ballots received shall be tallied. The results of each election shall be published on or before Thursday, August 18, 2016. Section 6 – Runoff, Election Protests, & Installation A . In the event of a tie in any contest, a runoff elec tion will be conducted.