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Upcoming Retirement Seminars NATCA Edge - Designed exclusively for NA TCA members! SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY Airspace Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) DataComm Surveillance And Broadcast Services (SBS) FROM THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE Notice of Election, Election Rules, & Request for Nominations for the 2016 NATCA National Representative Election Section 1 – General A. The election will be held by referendum and all balloting will be conducted wi th 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 highes t 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 an 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, the 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 clo se 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 nomi nation. B. Nomination acceptances must be received by 5:00 PM EDT on Wednesday, June