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C. Ballots must be returned to the des ignated 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 duplicate ballot, provided that they make a timely request for one by contacting NATCA Assistant General Counsel Lauren Schm idt 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 duplicate 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 Office, and all eligible ballots received shall be tallied. The results of each election shall be published on or before Thur sday, August 18, 2016. Section 6 – Runoff, Election Protests, & Installation A . In the event of a tie in any contest, a runoff election will be conducted. B. Any election protest shall be filed in accordance with Article VII, Section 7 of the NATCA N ational Constitution C. The term of the new National Representatives will commence on September 1, 2016 or, if an election protest is filed, immediately following the resolution of the election protest. In the event of a runoff election, the term will co mmence following the completion of the runoff election or resolution of any election protest. NATCA 101 CLASS NATCA Reloaded is excited to offer an upcoming NATCA 101 class . It is Monday, June 6 at 11 a.m. EDT. This interactive course is taught via Go - T o - Meeting. To sign up, visit portal.natca.org. For questions and information, please contact Jacqui Smith at jsmith@natcadc.org . Be part of the solution! Get involved in NATCA today! LABOR RELATIONS DEPARTMENT