Nominations and Elections of Officers for Local Union 2228
OFFICIAL NOTICE
Please take note that nominations are open for the following positions:
- President and Delegate to the International Convention
- Vice President
- Recording Secretary
- Business Manager / Financial Secretary and Delegate to the International Convention
- Treasurer
- Executive Board Members for the following Regions:
- Region 1 ? Newfoundland & Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island
- Region 2 ? Quebec and Nunavut Territory
- Region 3 ? National Capital Region (east of Trenton)
- Region 4 ? Ontario
- Region 5 ? Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, North-west Territory, and Yukon Territory
- Region 6 ? British Columbia
To be eligible for nomination, the candidate must be a member in good standing for at least two years in the Local Union (prior to nomination). To be eligible for candidacy in any one of the 6 regions, the member must reside in the region of nomination and must also be nominated by a member in good standing who resides in the region of nomination.
Nominations for the above positions must be received by the Recording Secretary on or before April 12th, 2013. Nominations must be mailed to the following address:
John Mahoney
Local 2228, IBEW Recording Secretary
8 Williams Place
Gander, NL A1V0A7
No member may be a candidate for more than one office. Anyone nominated to more than one office must advise the Recording Secretary as to which office they will be accepting candidacy by April 26, 2013.
The nominee?s proof of willingness to stand for election must also be sent to the Recording Secretary and be received by April 26, 2013. It is the responsibility of the nominee (if they so desire) to provide the Recording Secretary a resume of his or her (union only) activities by May 10, 2013. If received by this date, it will be posted on the Local?s web site for the information of the voting membership.
The election will be conducted by secret electronic ballot and will take place during the month of June, 2013 and be completed by June 28, 2013. Members will receive voting instructions by mail. The votes will then be certified by the National Election Judge who is appointed by the President.
To further assist the process, you may submit nominations and acceptances together using the following form.
If there are any questions, you can direct them to me (via email) at [email protected], or, call the office at 1-800-267-4163.
In Solidarity,
John Mahoney
Recording Secretary
Local 2228, IBEW