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NOMINATION AND ELECTION NOTICE

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587

 2012 Officer Elections

This is a nomination and election notice for the following office positions: President/Business Representative, Vice-President/Assistant Business Representative, 2nd Vice-President/Assistant Business Representative-Maintenance, Financial Secretary/Treasurer, Recording Secretary/Correspondent to In-Transit, Minority Affairs Officer, Transit Operator Representatives (eight positions), Vehicle Maintenance Representatives (three positions), Facilities Maintenance Representative, Special Classifications Representative, First-Line Supervisors Representative, Rail Representative, Clallam & Jefferson County Representative and SPT & First Transit Representative

These nominations will be accepted from the floor of the March 2012 membership meetings at the date, time and places indicated below.

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The term of office will run for three years beginning July 1, 2012. Candidates elected as full-time officers will also serve as delegates to the ATU International Convention.

As is provided in the Local 587 bylaws, any member who has at least two years continuous membership and is a member in good standing, having paid all initiation fees, dues and assessments in full, can be nominated and run for office.  Any member, who nominates another member, must also be in good standing and the name of the member making the nomination shall be a matter of record.

No member’s name shall be placed on the ballot unless the member is present and accepts the nomination at the meeting when the member was nominated, or has signified in writing in advance of the nomination, a willingness to accept the nomination for the position for which nominated.  All written nominations and written acceptance of any nomination must be received by the Recording Secretary no later than 5:00 PM on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at the Local 587 office, 2815 2nd Ave., Suite 230, Seattle, WA 98121.  Written nominations and written acceptance of any nomination is subject to verification by the Election Committee.

Members may also self-nominate subject to the above conditions.  Any written or oral self-nomination implies the acceptance of such nomination.

No member can be placed in nomination nor appear on the ballot for more than one position.  The acceptance of any nomination automatically declines all prior nominations.  Once a candidate has accepted a nomination and subsequently declines that position, that candidate may not be nominated again for that position in the 2012 Officer Election cycle.

Persons interested in running for office are encouraged to attend one of the five membership meetings during the month of February. Members of the Election Committee will be available at these meetings to answer questions and distribute Candidate Information Packets.

NOTICE OF ELECTIONS:

Notice is hereby given that ATU Local 587 will hold Primary and Final Elections for the purpose of electing candidates for positions listed below.

POSITIONS:

ELECTION DATES:

Primary Election April 17, 2012

The Date of Record for the primary election is March 6, 2012.  Ballots for the primary election will be mailed to eligible members at their address on file as of this Record Date during the week of March 26th.

 If you do not receive a primary election ballot by April 6th, please contact the Local 587 Office at

(206) 448-8588 to request a duplicate ballot.

Final Election June 5, 2012

The Date of Record for the final election is May 1, 2012.  Ballots for the final election will be mailed to eligible members at their address on file as of this Record Date during the week of May 14th.

 If you do not receive a final election ballot by May 25th, please contact the Local 587 Office at

 (206) 448-8588 to request a duplicate ballot.

CASTING OF BALLOTS:

The Primary and Final Elections will be by mail-in ballots ONLY.  The ballot package will include a postage-paid envelope and secret ballot envelope to return the ballot.

Ballots must be mailed to the designated ATU 587 Election Committee Post Office Box.  Members should use the provided postage-paid envelope with the bar code visible and legible.  The bar code in the upper left corner of the return ballot envelope will be used to determine voter eligibility at the ballot count. Your vote will remain secret because the secret ballot envelope containing your ballot will be separated from the return ballot envelope and mixed with other secret ballot envelopes before it is opened and the ballot counted. Only one ballot per mailing envelope!

If a plain envelope is used to mail the ballot, the voter’s name and address must be written on the outside of the envelope. Your name on the return ballot envelope will identify you as an eligible voter.  Remember, only one ballot per mailing envelope!

Ballot secrecy can only be preserved if you personally mark and mail your ballot.  Do not hand-deliver or mail your ballot to the union office.  Do not put any identifying marks on the ballot or secret ballot envelope.  Do not allow anyone else to mark or handle your ballot or see how you vote. Do not give your ballot to anyone else for mailing. Remember that write-in ballots will not count.

Mail your ballot in sufficient time for it to be RECEIVED at the designated ATU 587 Election Committee Post Office Box before the date of the election. Only those ballots RECEIVED by the close of business at that post office on the date of election (“close of business” means “the time when the Post Office has completed processing and distributing Business Reply Mail into Post Office Boxes”) will be counted. Important! Federal Regulations do not allow for ballots to be hand-delivered or sent by inter-office or US mail to the Local 587 business office. POSTMARKS DO NOT COUNT!

If you have questions or concerns,

please contact us at:

  Electioncommittee@atu587.com

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