CLEVELAND, August 6 — The 2012 edition of “On the Right Track,” the Local Division nomination and election procedure manual, is now available for download from the BLET website.
Triennial elections for BLET Divisions are being held this year, and nominations will be held at each Division’s first regular meeting in September of 2012.
The “On the Right Track” election manual will assist the officers whose job it is to oversee the election process as well as the members who have an interest in running for office.
In order to be eligible to be a candidate for division office, a member must have paid full dues to a BLET division from August 2010 through July 2012. Members in active duty in a reserve component of the military or the National Guard for a period lasting more than 30 days but not more than 24 consecutive months are deemed to maintain their continuous good standing without the payment of dues.
If you are a Division Secretary-Treasurer, you will also serve as an election official for your Division and should have received your copy of “On the Right Track” in the mail. An additional package of election materials will be mailed to you from the National Division office in Cleveland this week, and copies of the Notice of Nominations and the Nominating Form are available online at the Secretary-Treasurer Reporting System.
Because determinations of eligibility to run for office may involve an interpretation of the BLET Bylaws, any eligibility questions must be submitted, in writing and via a signed letter, to National President Dennis R. Pierce.
The 2012 edition of “On The Right Track” is available here.