THE ELECTION HELD IN NOVEMBER OF 2018 HAS BEEN CHALLENGED BY THE CURRENT GENERAL CHAIRMAN STEVE BURKERT. THE CHALLENGE IS BASED ON THE RETURN ADDRESS ON THE BALLOT ENVELOPE WAS THE UNION OFFICE ADDRESS NOT THE POST OFFICE ADDRESS. CONSTITUTIONALLY THE CHALLENGE IS CORRECT. THE UNION ADDRESS BEING USED AS THE RETURN ADDRESS HAS ALWAYS BE DONE IN OUR ELECTIONS, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ANYONE HAS CHALLENGED AN ELECTION BASED ON THIS. THIS ISSUE CAME TO LIGHT, NOT AS A RESULT OF THE NOVEMBER 2018 ELECTION, BUT AS A RESULT OF THE JANUARY 2019 RUNOFF ELECTION BECAUSE THE RETURN ADDRESS STAMP AND THE MEMBERS ADDRESS STAMP WERE TO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND THE POST OFFICE COMPUTER COULD NOT READ THE ADDRESSES ACCURATELY. THIS WAS NOT AN ISSUE FOR THE NOVEMBER 2018 ELCTION, BUT IF THE BALLOTS IN THE NOVEMBER 2018 ELECTION WERE PREPARED THE SAME WAY AS THE JANUARY 2019 RUNOFF ELECTION THEN THE BALLOT ENVELOPE WAS PREPARED IMPROPERLY FOR BOTH ELECTIONS.
MEMBERS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THE OFFICERS WHO WON POSITIONS IN THE NOVEMBER 2018 ELECTION STILL STAND UNLESS THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE RESULTS OF THE FEBRUARY 2019 ELECTION. THERE WILL NOT BE ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS. THE NOMINATIONS ARE FINAL SO THERE CAN BE NO CHANGES TO THE BALLOT, UNLESS A CANDIDATE WANTS THEIR NAME TO BE REMOVED WHICH WOULD REQUIRE WRITING THE LOCAL #0060 SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE PRINTING OF THE BALLOTS NO LATER THEN TUESDAY (01/08/2019) AT MSUSSMAN@UTULOCAL60.COM.
THE NEW DATE OF THE ELECTION WILL BE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9th, 2019 8:30 A.M. AT THE LINDEN VFW POST – 1397 WHICH IS LOCATED AT 20 PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD AVENUE, LINDEN, N.J. 07036. THE TELEPHONE # IS 908-862-7191.
WE WILL BE HOLDING THE PREPARATION OF THE BALLOTS AT MY RESIDENCE AT 9:00 A.M. ON MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2019 AND TUESDAY JANUARY 15, 2019 WHICH IS LOCATED AT 1946 HOLLAND BROOK ROAD WEST. BRANCHBURG, N.J. 08876. MY TELEPHONE # IS 908-337-6235.
ANY NOMINEES OR OBSERVERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE PRESENT AT THE BALLOT PREP ARE WELCOME TO COME AS AN OBSERVER ONLY.
SECRETARY LOCAL #0060
MARC F. SUSSMAN
12/30/2018
