Posted:
July 16, 2009
In a 90-day referendum, the membership of American Maritime Officers approved the development of American Maritime Officers headquarters, including the sale of 6.5 acres of land and buildings owned outright by AMO to the AMO Safety and Education Plan and the construction of a new headquarters building on a site owned outright by AMO. The results of the balloting, in summary, were:
Total ballots mailed: 2,823
Duplicate ballots: 20
Eligible ballots returned: 917
Disqualified ballots: 382
Registered ballots: 547
Votes in favor of approving 2009 AMO headquarters Building Referendum: 363
Votes not in favor of approving 2009 AMO headquarters Building Referendum: 186
The referendum was administered by independent firm TrueBallot Inc. The tally of the ballots was conducted by TrueBallot with the AMO rank-and-file Tallying Committee July 16.
The text of the official report on the referendum provided by TrueBallot Inc. is below. The report of the AMO rank-and-file Tallying Committee is available on the AMO Web site.
The following report was submitted by TrueBallot Inc.
Certificate of Result for:
American Maritime Officers Building Referendum
1250901 Ballot Concluded at 1:20 p.m. July 16, 2009
TrueBallot, Inc. was appointed Impartial Balloting Agency to supervise the conduct of the Ballot with respect to the Building Referendum. The ballot was tabulated on July 16, 2009.
The ballot and materials were approved as to form. A total of 2755 ballots were sent to eligible voters. 68 Voters were added during the voting period and ballots were sent to them.
A total of 20 duplicate ballots were sent to 20 voters. 20 ballots were returned as undeliverable. The balloting period was from April 17, 2009 to July 16, 2009. The United States Post Office in Dania Beach, FL, acted as Depository for receipt of all ballots. TrueBallot, Inc. was authorized to act as Impartial Balloting Agent during the balloting period to mail duplicate ballots to any member on authorized request for a duplicate ballot and to keep a record of all duplicate ballots mailed.
The representatives of the union's Tallying Committee and the undersigned retrieved the returned ballots from the post office and returned them to the count site on July 16, 2009.
Of the Ballots mailed to the eligible Membership entitled to vote 547 Ballots were returned, registered against the list of eligible voters, and any duplicates or ineligible ballots were removed. The ballots were removed from their secret ballot envelopes and 549 ballots were counted. Two ballots were inadvertently counted. 382 additional ballots were received at the Post Office but were not counted by the Tallying Committee because the individuals who submitted these ballot envelopes were disqualified due to being in arrears in their dues to the AMO. 1 ballot was rejected as unidentifiable.
After the ballots were registered, the Tallying Committee opened the envelopes, and TrueBallot optically imaged the ballots and processed them to obtain the data therefrom. The applicable provisions of the AMO Constitution and the Rules for the conduct of this referendum were applied to the data so as to remove void data from the tally.
Questionable ballots were audited as needed.
The results of the Balloting are herewith certified and are attached hereto.
It is our opinion as Impartial Balloting Agency that the results of the Balloting are true and accurate, the Ballots were properly counted, and rigid safeguards were maintained to protect the secrecy of the Ballot. At the conclusion of the counting, all Ballots and material were placed in appropriate containers, sealed and delivered to the organization. A CD-ROM with all of the ballot data and ballot images was delivered along with the ballot materials.
AMO membership approves construction of new headquarters building in Dania Beach, Fla.
In a 90-day referendum, the membership of American Maritime Officers approved the development of American Maritime Officers headquarters, including the sale of 6.5 acres of land and buildings owned outright by AMO to the AMO Safety and Education Plan and the construction of a new headquarters building on a site owned outright by AMO. The results of the balloting, in summary, were:
Total ballots mailed: 2,823
Duplicate ballots: 20
Eligible ballots returned: 917
Disqualified ballots: 382
Registered ballots: 547
Votes in favor of approving 2009 AMO headquarters Building Referendum: 363
Votes not in favor of approving 2009 AMO headquarters Building Referendum: 186
The referendum was administered by independent firm TrueBallot Inc. The tally of the ballots was conducted by TrueBallot with the AMO rank-and-file Tallying Committee July 16.
The text of the official report on the referendum provided by TrueBallot Inc. is below. The report of the AMO rank-and-file Tallying Committee is available on the AMO Web site.
The following report was submitted by TrueBallot Inc.
Certificate of Result for:
American Maritime Officers Building Referendum
1250901 Ballot Concluded at 1:20 p.m. July 16, 2009
TrueBallot, Inc. was appointed Impartial Balloting Agency to supervise the conduct of the Ballot with respect to the Building Referendum. The ballot was tabulated on July 16, 2009.
The ballot and materials were approved as to form. A total of 2755 ballots were sent to eligible voters. 68 Voters were added during the voting period and ballots were sent to them.
A total of 20 duplicate ballots were sent to 20 voters. 20 ballots were returned as undeliverable. The balloting period was from April 17, 2009 to July 16, 2009. The United States Post Office in Dania Beach, FL, acted as Depository for receipt of all ballots. TrueBallot, Inc. was authorized to act as Impartial Balloting Agent during the balloting period to mail duplicate ballots to any member on authorized request for a duplicate ballot and to keep a record of all duplicate ballots mailed.
The representatives of the union's Tallying Committee and the undersigned retrieved the returned ballots from the post office and returned them to the count site on July 16, 2009.
Of the Ballots mailed to the eligible Membership entitled to vote 547 Ballots were returned, registered against the list of eligible voters, and any duplicates or ineligible ballots were removed. The ballots were removed from their secret ballot envelopes and 549 ballots were counted. Two ballots were inadvertently counted. 382 additional ballots were received at the Post Office but were not counted by the Tallying Committee because the individuals who submitted these ballot envelopes were disqualified due to being in arrears in their dues to the AMO. 1 ballot was rejected as unidentifiable.
After the ballots were registered, the Tallying Committee opened the envelopes, and TrueBallot optically imaged the ballots and processed them to obtain the data therefrom. The applicable provisions of the AMO Constitution and the Rules for the conduct of this referendum were applied to the data so as to remove void data from the tally.
Questionable ballots were audited as needed.
The results of the Balloting are herewith certified and are attached hereto.
It is our opinion as Impartial Balloting Agency that the results of the Balloting are true and accurate, the Ballots were properly counted, and rigid safeguards were maintained to protect the secrecy of the Ballot. At the conclusion of the counting, all Ballots and material were placed in appropriate containers, sealed and delivered to the organization. A CD-ROM with all of the ballot data and ballot images was delivered along with the ballot materials.