USPS OIG: Election and Political Mail

Political and Election Mail are part of a long tradition in American political history. Political Mail is defined as any mailpiece sent for political campaign purposes by a registered candidate, a campaign committee, or a committee of a political party to promote candidates, referendums, or campaigns. Election Mail refers to items such as ballots, voter…

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APWU 2019 Unofficial Election Results

APWU: Ballots for the election of APWU National Officers have now been collected and taken directly to the Embassy Suites Hotel in Washington, D.C. They will be opened then counted. We expect counting to conclude tomorrow. Once unofficial returns begin to come in, likely later today, you can follow them here. Source: OSC Voting

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APWU Election Committee to take custody of ballots at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 7

VIII. ELECTION PROCESS J. ARTICLE 12, SEC. 5. [in part] To be valid, ballots shall be in the designated box not later than on October 5 at 2:00 p.m. They shall be taken from the designated box at or about 2:00 p.m. on October 5th by the ballot association with at least two (2) members…

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Retiree Ballot Number Discrepancy

As a candidate who sent in a petition for an APWU Elected Retiree Convention Delegate, I received a mailing of the Official APWU Election rules from the APWU Election Committee. Included in the mailing was a document stating there are 41,850 Retiree Department members broken down by Region and category. However, according to  Bobby Donelson…

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Didn’t Receive Your Ballot for the APWU National Election?

No Ballot? Members who have not received a ballot by Sept. 19 are asked to notify their local or contact the American Arbitration Association between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.(EDT), Monday through Friday, at 800-529-5218, to request a duplicate. Duplicate ballots also may be requested by visiting www.aaaelections.org/apwu. To receive a duplicate,…

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NALC: Ratification ballot update for observing receipt and tabulation of ballots

July 30, 2017 Ballot Committee members will arrive in Washington, DC, today, July 30, to monitor and observe the receipt and tabulation of the ratification ballots on the proposed tentative 2016-2019 National Agreement between NALC and USPS. Below is information for NALC members in good standing who wish to observe the receipt and tabulation of…

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Ballots Collected in APWU Election of Officers

[maxgallery id=”50101″]Web News Article #: 221-2016 10/05/2016 – Members of the APWU Election Committee collected ballots for the 2016 election of national officers from the designated post office box at 2 p.m. on Oct. 5 and transported them to the Kellogg Conference Center at Gallaudet University, where they will be counted, Voters’ eligibility will be…

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