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Section 1. A ballot of the membership shall be a secret ballot.
Section 2. Unless otherwise specified in this constitution, all members in good
standing of the Union shall be eligible to vote in a ballot of the membership and
all issues shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast.
Section 3. A ballot of the membership may be conducted by any of the following
methods:
a. A paper ballot to be returned to the Union by the public mail.
b. A paper ballot to be collected and counted at a campus membership
meeting or meetings.
c. A paper ballot to be collected at a designated campus polling place or
places.
d. An electronic ballot to be collected via the Internet.
Section 4. In the case of balloting on a referendum initiated by a valid petition from
the membership, the Elections Committee shall determine the method to be used for
the balloting and the date or dates of the balloting, which dates shall not be more than
forty-five (45) days after the date on which the petition from the membership was
submitted to the Elections Committee. In all other cases, the method to be used for the
balloting and the date or dates of the balloting shall be determined by a majority vote
of the Union Council.
Section 5. Advance notice of the balloting and a description of the method to be used
shall be provided to the entire membership. In no case shall less than fourteen (14) days
of advance notice be provided, but other provisions of this constitution may require a
longer period of notification.
Section 6. The Elections Committee shall be responsible for conducting the balloting,
counting the votes, and certifying and reporting the results.
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