CLEVELAND, September 24 — Technicians at TrueBallot, Inc., appear to have resolved problems with the telephonic system that is recording votes in the BLET’s strike authorization election, which was sporadically inaccessible yesterday afternoon and evening.
The system went down for a few hours on two occasions Friday for reasons that still are being investigated. It is suspected that the volume of voting is periodically exceeding the system’s capacity, but that has not been confirmed at this time.
Members who experience problems having their votes recorded today should periodically attempt to access the system again at their convenience. However, National President Dennis R. Pierce urged patience in the voting process.
“While not all BLET members are voting on this question, nearly 27,000 members do have the right to vote,” President Pierce said. “The system cannot accommodate everyone at the same time, so if your vote is not recorded the first time, try back in a couple of hours, and keep trying if necessary, because the election will run until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on October 3.”
The National Division also has received reports in the last two days of members inadvertently attempting to vote using the 5-digit PIN “12345” that appears on a sample vote notice distributed to certain BLET officers last week. Each member eligible to vote will receive an individualized notice with a unique 6-digit PIN. The 6-digit PIN mailed to each member is required to register a vote.
The National Division thanks all Brothers and Sisters in advance for their patience concerning this matter and we are hard at work to get the problems resolved.
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