A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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Section 1 – General A. The election will be held by referendum and all balloting will be conducted with mail - in, secret ballots. B. Write - in votes are not permitted. C. The candidate in any contest who receives the highest number of eligible votes cast shall be declared the winning candidate. In the event that two or more candidates receive the highest number of eligible votes cast in any contest, a runoff election shall be held between the candidates. D. If there is only one candidate for Nation al 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 Representativ e, 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 th e nomination. Self - nominations 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 2 0005 Section 3 – Nomination 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 nomi nation. 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 mail, 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 Procedures