Constitution Article 11 Section 5

Section 5

Campaigning: (a) No Union funds shall be expended, directly or indirectly, to promote or oppose any candidate for Union office. No Union facilities, equipment, stationery, supplies, or the seal and insignia of the National Union or any Local modification thereof may be used to further any candidacy. No appointed employee, agent, or elected officer shall be required to support the candidacy of any individual or slate. (b) Each candidate shall be entitled to inspect the list containing the names and last‐known addresses of all regular members employed by the Postal Service (or other employers) once within the 30‐day period preceding the mailing of the ballots. The right to inspect shall not include the right to copy, but does include the right to compare the list with any personal list of members. (c) The National Union shall be required to honor the reasonable requests of candidates or slates of candidates to send uncensored campaign mailings at her/his or their expense utilizing any special mailing privileges available to the National Union. All candidates shall be treated equally with respect to the expense of such mailings which shall not exceed the actual cost of the mailings incurred by the National Union. (d) A Special Election Publication, printed at Union expense, shall accompany each ballot mailed to eligible voters. It shall contain factual information concerning election/voting procedures together with any photographs and/or statements not exceeding 300 words that are furnished to the Election Committee at the National Headquarters by the candidates no later than 10 days prior to the scheduled date on which the ballots are to be mailed. Any group of candidates running as a slate shall be entitled to be identified on the ballot as members of a designated slate provided that notice is given by each such candidate no later than 10 days prior to the scheduled date on which the ballots are to be mailed.