Constitution - Teamsters Local 399

ART. XXII, SEC. 4
No member whose dues have been withheld by his
employer for payment to the Local Union pursuant to his
voluntary authorization provided for in a collective bargaining
agreement shall be declared ineligible to stand
for election, to nominate, second, or vote for a candidate
for office in the Local Union, by reason of a delay or
default in the payment of dues by the employer to the
Local Union.
The Secretary-Treasurer of the Local Union shall
review the eligibility to hold office of any member at
such member’s request and shall make a report on the
eligibility of that member within five (5) days thereafter
to any interested member.
(b). The election shall be held at such place or places
and at such time, not earlier than thirty (30) days after
the nominations meeting, as may be designated by the
Local Union Executive Board. The election shall be by
secret ballot to be placed in boxes, unless the Executive
Board of the Local Union has authorized the use of some
standard type of election mechanical device insuring a
secret ballot by machine vote, the election box or boxes
or machine or machines, however, to be located at a
place or places designated by the Local Union Executive
Board. Balloting shall be open for a period not less than
six (6) hours during the period between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 8:00 p.m., and it shall be the duty of the Local
Union Executive Board to provide safeguards for the
honest and fair conduct of such election, including grant
of the right to each nominee in such election of at least
one (1) observer at the candidate’s own expense at each
polling place, other than himself, who must be a member
of the Local Union in good standing.
Candidates shall have the right to be present at the
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