Posted:
September 23, 2014
Ballots for the 2014 American Maritime Officers Election for contested National Offices on the National Executive Board were mailed to all AMO members and applicants August 29, 2014 by TrueBallot Inc., the independent firm that has administered AMO national elections and referendums since 2007, and is conducting this 90-day union-wide secret ballot election.
TrueBallot has mailed a ballot to each AMO member and applicant at the address he or she has on file with the union. AMO has provided TrueBallot with a current mailing list of members to be used for this purpose during this election, as is done for each AMO national election and referendum.
As with all AMO national elections and referendums administered by TrueBallot, the union itself is not mailing, handling or processing any ballots in this election.
Ballots must be received by the Post Office no later than the close of business Monday, December 1, 2014 in order to be considered qualified under the AMO National Constitution. As stated on the back of each ballot: "Ballots shall be mailed on August 29, 2014 and voting shall thereupon commence and continue through December 1, 2014 inclusive."
AMO members who would like to request a duplicate ballot be sent to an address other than the one on file with the union will need to contact Jack Branthover, special assistant to the national president, and provide a complete alternate mailing address. Any request for a duplicate ballot must be made in writing; submitted by mail, e-mail or fax; must be for a specific member or applicant; and must specify the address where the duplicate ballot will need to be sent.
All requests should go to:
As provided in the AMO National Constitution: "A member shall be entitled to write to the independent mailing and balloting service, c/o National Headquarters, for a duplicate Ballot and receive same by mail provided he states in his letter that he has not received his ballot or that his ballot has been lost or mutilated so that it can not be used. All duplicate ballots shall be marked either by color or serial number to identify them as such. Duplicate ballots shall be counted unless the original and duplicate ballots mailed to the member are both cast, in which event neither shall be counted. Each duplicate sent by the independent mailing and balloting service shall be recorded on a list maintained by the independent mailing and balloting service."
Ballots have been mailed to all AMO members and applicants, regardless of dues status. However, for each member's ballot to be counted in the tally - which is scheduled for December 8, 2014 - he or she must be an AMO member in good standing and his or her dues must be paid in full through the end of the fourth quarter of the calendar year (December 31, 2014) no later than November 30, 2014.
As provided in the AMO National Constitution: "In order for the member's ballot to be counted, the member must be in good standing for the quarter in which the ballot cast is to be counted, with such standing established not later than November 30th of the election year."
As provided in the AMO National Constitution, a member in good standing is "a member whose dues are paid through the current quarter and who is not under suspension or sentence of expulsion as provided by this Constitution."
As provided in the AMO National Constitution: "Voting shall thereupon commence and continue through December 1st inclusive. If December 1st falls on a holiday, or a Sunday, balloting shall end on the next succeeding business day. Ballots received after December 1st or the next succeeding business day shall be disqualified."
Ballots mailed for 2014 AMO Election for contested National Offices; instructions for requesting a duplicate ballot
Ballots for the 2014 American Maritime Officers Election for contested National Offices on the National Executive Board were mailed to all AMO members and applicants August 29, 2014 by TrueBallot Inc., the independent firm that has administered AMO national elections and referendums since 2007, and is conducting this 90-day union-wide secret ballot election.
TrueBallot has mailed a ballot to each AMO member and applicant at the address he or she has on file with the union. AMO has provided TrueBallot with a current mailing list of members to be used for this purpose during this election, as is done for each AMO national election and referendum.
As with all AMO national elections and referendums administered by TrueBallot, the union itself is not mailing, handling or processing any ballots in this election.
Ballots must be received by the Post Office no later than the close of business Monday, December 1, 2014 in order to be considered qualified under the AMO National Constitution. As stated on the back of each ballot: "Ballots shall be mailed on August 29, 2014 and voting shall thereupon commence and continue through December 1, 2014 inclusive."
AMO members who would like to request a duplicate ballot be sent to an address other than the one on file with the union will need to contact Jack Branthover, special assistant to the national president, and provide a complete alternate mailing address. Any request for a duplicate ballot must be made in writing; submitted by mail, e-mail or fax; must be for a specific member or applicant; and must specify the address where the duplicate ballot will need to be sent.
All requests should go to:
Jack BranthoverThe union will provide alternate addresses to TrueBallot Inc. for the mailing of duplicate ballots for AMO members or applicants who submit written requests.
American Maritime Officers
601 South Federal Highway
Dania Beach, FL 33004
Fax: (954) 926-5112
As provided in the AMO National Constitution: "A member shall be entitled to write to the independent mailing and balloting service, c/o National Headquarters, for a duplicate Ballot and receive same by mail provided he states in his letter that he has not received his ballot or that his ballot has been lost or mutilated so that it can not be used. All duplicate ballots shall be marked either by color or serial number to identify them as such. Duplicate ballots shall be counted unless the original and duplicate ballots mailed to the member are both cast, in which event neither shall be counted. Each duplicate sent by the independent mailing and balloting service shall be recorded on a list maintained by the independent mailing and balloting service."
Ballots have been mailed to all AMO members and applicants, regardless of dues status. However, for each member's ballot to be counted in the tally - which is scheduled for December 8, 2014 - he or she must be an AMO member in good standing and his or her dues must be paid in full through the end of the fourth quarter of the calendar year (December 31, 2014) no later than November 30, 2014.
As provided in the AMO National Constitution: "In order for the member's ballot to be counted, the member must be in good standing for the quarter in which the ballot cast is to be counted, with such standing established not later than November 30th of the election year."
As provided in the AMO National Constitution, a member in good standing is "a member whose dues are paid through the current quarter and who is not under suspension or sentence of expulsion as provided by this Constitution."
As provided in the AMO National Constitution: "Voting shall thereupon commence and continue through December 1st inclusive. If December 1st falls on a holiday, or a Sunday, balloting shall end on the next succeeding business day. Ballots received after December 1st or the next succeeding business day shall be disqualified."