Local 86 Local Officer Nominations Sept. 9th; Election Oct. 14th

Nominations for Local 86:
Nominations for Local 86 Officers (President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Secretary-Treasurer, Conductor-Sentinel, 3 Trustees, 3 Audit) must be made from the floor by a member in good standing at the Sept. 9th 6 p.m. meeting at the Spokane Union Hall. All Local 86 nominees, who are nominated at the meeting, must sign an acceptance card or letter for the position nominated for, and it must be returned to the Local 86 Recording Secretary before the close of that meeting. Members not present at the nominating meeting may have their names placed in nomination only if a member nominates them from the floor and the member nominating them submits a letter from the candidate, signifying the candidate’s acceptance of the nomination to the office, to the Recording Secretary at the nominating meeting. The letter must include the candidate’s name and card number with candidate’s personal handwritten signature. (NOTE: since it must be signed, e-mail notification is not accepted for Local 86).

QUALIFICATIONS FOR CANDIDATES ALL LOCALS:
Candidates for all Union positions must be in good standing and free from delinquencies of any nature to the Grand Lodge, District or Local Lodge of the IAM.

Candidates must be a member of their respective Local at the time of nomination and have been a member of the Local for one year at the time of nomination (or of a Local affiliated with District 751 for Locals 751-E & 751-F). Candidates shall be working at the trade as defined in the IAM Constitution in Sec. 4, Art. II for six months prior to the nomination. In addition, all L.L. officers and editors of L.L. publications must qualify under Sec. 5, Art. I (IAM Constitution).

A nominee shall be required to have attended at least 50% of the Local Lodge meetings during the 12-month period ending the date of the close of nominations (per requirements of the Local bylaws).

VOTING FOR LOCAL 86 OFFICERS:

ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE ALL LOCALS:
All 751-E, 751-F, 86 and 1123 members in good standing, whose dues are paid through August 2021, and retired Union members, are eligible to vote in their respective Local Lodge election.

Local 86 members can vote in person at the Spokane Union Hall on Thursday, Oct. 14th from Noon to 7 p.m. OR

Local 86 members may request to vote by absentee ballot, click here to print out request form, which must be received by Sept. 14th (as issued in accordance with the IAM Constitution for one of the following reasons):
• I reside more than 25 miles from the designated balloting place;
• I will be at work during the time of the local lodge balloting;
• I am confined because of illness or injury;
• I will be on vacation;
• I am a retiree who will be more than 25 miles away from my residence on election day;
• I will be on IAM business approved by the Local, District or Grand Lodge,
• I am on approved employer travel assignment outside the area;
• I will be on Reserve Military Leave;
• I will be on approved Family Medical Leave of Absence.
Any Local 86 member entitled to receive an absentee ballot (per the reasons listed above) shall make a written request, stating the reason (members can print out and use form at iam751.org/vote/absentee.pdf). Absentee ballot request for Local 86 must be mailed singly or personally delivered by the member requesting the absentee ballot no later than 30 days before the election (received no later Sept. 14).