Posted:
November 30, 2010
All members of American Maritime Officers in good standing are invited and encouraged to attend the ballot count for the 2010 AMO Election of National Officers, which will be held Monday, Dec. 6 in the banquet room on the second floor of STAR Center.
"As with voting and expressing positions on union leadership, tracking the ballot count is an important individual act of participation in union democracy," said the national president of American Maritime Officers. "I strongly encourage all AMO members who are able to attend and observe the ballot count, and to witness in person the transparent tallying process conducted by TrueBallot and the AMO rank-and-file Tallying Committee."
Today (Nov. 30, 2010) was the deadline for AMO members casting votes in this election to have their dues paid in full through the fourth quarter of this calendar year and to establish membership in good standing in order for their ballots to be considered eligible, as stipulated by the AMO National Constitution.
All ballots must be received at the depository of TrueBallot Inc. by the close of business tomorrow (Dec. 1, 2010), which is the conclusion of the balloting period for this election.
On Monday, Dec. 6, the tallying process will proceed as follows:
The following AMO members were elected to serve on the Tallying Committee:
AMO members encouraged to attend ballot count for AMO election DEC. 6
All members of American Maritime Officers in good standing are invited and encouraged to attend the ballot count for the 2010 AMO Election of National Officers, which will be held Monday, Dec. 6 in the banquet room on the second floor of STAR Center.
"As with voting and expressing positions on union leadership, tracking the ballot count is an important individual act of participation in union democracy," said the national president of American Maritime Officers. "I strongly encourage all AMO members who are able to attend and observe the ballot count, and to witness in person the transparent tallying process conducted by TrueBallot and the AMO rank-and-file Tallying Committee."
Today (Nov. 30, 2010) was the deadline for AMO members casting votes in this election to have their dues paid in full through the fourth quarter of this calendar year and to establish membership in good standing in order for their ballots to be considered eligible, as stipulated by the AMO National Constitution.
All ballots must be received at the depository of TrueBallot Inc. by the close of business tomorrow (Dec. 1, 2010), which is the conclusion of the balloting period for this election.
On Monday, Dec. 6, the tallying process will proceed as follows:
- 9 a.m. EST: representatives of TrueBallot Inc., the members of the AMO Tallying Committee and AMO General Counsel Joel Glanstein will meet in the cabana near the union's office at 2 West Dixie Highway.
- 10 a.m. EST (approximate): representatives of TrueBallot Inc., the members of the AMO Tallying Committee, AMO General Counsel Joel Glanstein and AMO Special Assistant to the National President Jack Branthover, as well as any AMO members who so choose, will travel to the TrueBallot depository to collect the ballots.
- The ballots will be transported to the banquet room on the second floor of STAR Center, at which time tallying will begin.
The following AMO members were elected to serve on the Tallying Committee:
- Joseph Newhouse (Dania Beach)
- Carl Mahler (Dania Beach)
- James Siesto (Dania Beach)
- (Alternate) Marvin Redondo (Dania Beach)
- David Clifton (Toledo)
- David Fitzpatrick (Toledo)
- (Alternate) Terrence Partacz (Toledo)