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. Wr ite - 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 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 a n active member, in good standing, of the bargaining unit for which he/she is nominated; and (3) properly accept the nomination. Self - nominations are permitted. B. Nominations must be in writing and include the name and bargaining unit of the nominee, th e name and bargaining unit of the nominator, and the home address of the nominator. The deadline to receive nominations was May 15, 2016 . Section 3 – Nomination Acceptances A. As soon as practicable following the close of the nominations period, the N ATCA 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 mail, fax, or email, to NATCA Assistant General Counsel Lauren Schmidt at: 1325 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005 ( m ai l); 202 - 628 - 6767 ( f ax); or lschmidt@natcadc.org ( e mail). Section 4 – Mail Balloting Procedures 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. m ail on Thursday, June 30, 2016. Mail ballot packages shall contain the ballot, a secret ballot envelope, and a postage pre - paid return envelope.