Constitution - Teamsters Local 399

ART. XXII, SEC. 4
the event of a tie vote the candidates shall resolve such
tie by lot except in the case of a tie for the office of principal
officer of the Local Union, in which case there
shall be a reelection between only the candidates who
have tied for the highest number of votes and only for
that principal office. The officers-elect shall take office
at the end of the term of the incumbent officers regardless
of the date of installation, which installation may
take place at either the same meeting at which they are
elected or, if not elected at a meeting, at the next meeting
following their election. Where the nominee is unopposed
at the regularly designated nominations meeting,
there shall be no necessity for the election of such nominee
and he shall be declared duly elected at such nominations
meeting, effective as of the conclusion of the
term of the previous incumbent.
Local Unions whose membership is composed substantially
of seasonal workers in the seasonal food industry
shall provide for the nominations and election of officers
during the peak of the season or, in the alternative,
if the nominations and election are to be held at the time
set forth herein, shall be governed by the following rules
with respect to eligibility to vote: such seasonal workers
who (1) were in regular employment during some period
of the twelve (12) months prior to the election and (2)
produce satisfactory evidence that their dues were paid
up through the last month of employment shall be eligible
to nominate and vote. Such members of such Local
Unions must be permitted to continue to pay dues during
periods of seasonal layoff. Any disputes with respect to
the applicability of this provision, in any particular circumstances,
shall be finally resolved by the General
President.
(d). The General President is authorized to change the
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