Posted: April 11, 2022

AMO Election of National Officers to be conducted this year


Overall timeline for 2022 election events, new schedule for regular AMO monthly membership meetings, requirements regarding voter participation and eligibility

The election of national officers for the seven elective positions on the American Maritime Officers National Executive Board, which is held every four years, will be conducted this year.

Following is a timeline of key events for the upcoming election. Bulletins will be circulated online, by email and in print to the AMO membership during the pre-election period and throughout the election period, which will formally begin with the release of the report produced by the rank-and-file AMO Credentials Committee in June.

Election timeline

  • April 6: The National President's Pre-Balloting Report is presented listing the elective offices to be included in the upcoming election.

  • The Notice of Nomination and Election is released formally announcing the upcoming nomination period.

  • May 4: The nomination period for candidates for elective office will begin.

  • June 1: The nomination period will end and a rank-and-file Credentials Committee will be elected during the AMO monthly membership meeting held on that date.

  • The findings of the Credentials Committee regarding qualification or disqualification of nominees for elective office will be released in a report, which will be distributed to the AMO membership marking the beginning of the election period.

  • August 1: On or before this date, paper election ballot packages will be sent by mail by an independent third-party election administrator to all AMO full book/card members and AMO applicants at the mailing address they have on file with the union. Be advised that only ballots received by December 1 that are cast by AMO members who were full book/card members in "good standing" by November 30 will be included in the tally.

  • Month of November: A special meeting will be convened at AMO headquarters in Dania Beach, Fla. for the purpose of electing AMO members to serve on the rank-and-file AMO Tallying Committee.

  • December 1: The election period will end. Ballots received after this date will not be included in the tally of votes.

  • December 7: The regular AMO membership meeting will be held in recess while the ballots are tallied. When the tallying has concluded, the meeting will be reconvened to hear the Tallying Committee's preliminary report.

AMO monthly membership meetings in 2022

As a reminder, the schedule of regular American Maritime Officers monthly membership meetings for 2022 and beyond has been changed under a resolution amending the AMO National Constitution, which was approved by a majority vote of members in attendance of the monthly membership meeting held at AMO headquarters on December 6, 2021.

Following is the revised schedule of American Maritime Officers membership meetings for 2022. The resolution amending the AMO National Constitution to change the days on which membership meetings are held was proposed to and approved by AMO members after the AMO calendar for 2022 was printed and out for distribution to AMO members, applicants and contracted vessels. As a result, the membership meeting dates printed in the 2022 AMO calendar are no longer accurate. AMO members and applicants are asked to keep the new schedule as a supplement to the 2022 AMO calendar and mark the date changes accordingly.

  • April 6, 2022 (Wednesday) - presentation of the AMO National President's Pre-Balloting Report
  • May 4, 2022 (Wednesday) - nomination period for candidates for elective office begins
  • June 1, 2022 (Wednesday) - nomination period for candidates for elective office ends, rank-and-file Credentials Committee to be elected during the membership meeting
  • July 13, 2022 (Wednesday)
  • August 3, 2022 (Wednesday)
  • September 7, 2022 (Wednesday)
  • October 5, 2022 (Wednesday)
  • November 2, 2022 (Wednesday)
  • December 7, 2022 (Wednesday) - membership meeting will be convened and held in recess while ballots are tallied; in order to be included in the tally, all ballots must be received on or before December 1

Requirements regarding voter participation and eligibility

All full book/card members of American Maritime Officers, as well as all applicants for membership in AMO, will be mailed a ballot package by the independent third-party election administrator on or before August 1 regardless of dues status on that date.

The ballot packages will be mailed to the primary mailing address each AMO full book/card member or AMO applicant has on file with the union. All AMO members and applicants are advised to verify their mailing address on file with the union well in advance of this date.

Active AMO members and applicants can verify their primary mailing address on file with the union on the AMO website. On the website, each member or applicant can use the Member Log In tab from a computer or mobile device to log into the Member Area of the website. By selecting either the "Member Profile" or "Dues/Initiation Statement" option at the top of the page, members and applicants can open a document that will display at the top the primary mailing address the union has on file for them.

While all AMO full book/card members and AMO applicants will be mailed a ballot on or before August 1, only ballots received by December 1 that are cast by AMO members who were full book/card members in "good standing" by November 30 will be included in the tally.

AMO full book/card members have until November 30 to become current in their dues and to achieve "good standing" as defined by the AMO National Constitution (see below) so their ballot will be counted in the tally.

AMO applicants who wish to participate in the election have until November 30 to pay their initiation fee and successfully complete the process to become full AMO book/card members. AMO applicants who become full AMO book/card members in "good standing" will be eligible to have their ballot counted in the tally. Due to the unpredictable nature and timing involved with U.S. Postal Service mailings and the time it may take to process the documentation for an AMO applicant seeking to become a full AMO book/card member, it is strongly recommended that all AMO applicants interested in voting in the 2022 election complete the process to become full AMO book/card members well in advance of November 30.

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: "The term 'member in good standing' means 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."