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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 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 contain 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 duplicate ballot, provided that they make a timely request for one by contacting NATCA Assistant General Counsel Lauren Schmidt by 5:00 pm EDT on Wedn esday, 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 colle cted 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 Thursday, August 18, 2016. S ection 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 National Constitution