Constitution Article 11 Section 3

Section 3

Election Committee: Elections of National officers shall be supervised by a 3‐person Election Committee whose members shall be elected by secret ballot at the National Convention preceding the election. To be eligible to serve on the Election Committee, a member must meet the same qualifications for holding the office of National President, except that s/he shall not be a candidate for national office, and s/he shall not actively campaign for or actively support any candidate for national office. Each delegate shall be entitled to vote for three candidates for the Election Committee and the three candidates receiving the most votes shall comprise the Committee. Delegates shall be entitled to cast weighted votes reflecting the entire number of votes to which their Local Union is entitled for three candidates for the Election Committee, and the three candidates receiving the most votes shall comprise the Committee. The Election Committee shall meet immediately after the conclusion of the Convention and adopt and transmit to all candidates reasonable rules to govern the conduct of the election. The Committee shall be responsible for ensuring the integrity of the election process and for resolving all election protests. Its members shall receive $450 per diem, plus expenses, when meeting to perform its official functions. The Committee shall be guided by the principle of maximum voter participation in a free, fair, open, democratic election process.