SEC. 1. The Election Committee: The President at the regularly scheduled meeting in February 1981, and every three years thereafter, shall appoint an election committee No member of this committee can be a candidate for office in this Area Local. Members of this committee shall remain in force from the date of appointment until thirty (30) days after the results of the election are announced. All just expenses incurred by the committee in the proper discharge of its duties shall be borne by the Area Local upon approval of the Executive Board. Nominations from the floor will be accepted at this meeting and closed at this meeting. All nominations must be accepted verbally or in writing prior to the close of the February General Meeting

SEC. 2. The President, under the supervision of the Election Committee, shall select a recognized outside balloting association that will be responsible for the preparation, mailing, and tallying of the ballots.

SEC. 3. The Election shall occur during a seventeen (17) day period in March of each election year. Ballots will be counted the last Thursday in March with the new officers assuming office the following Monday.

SEC. 4 Requirements for holding office in this Area Local:

(A) Unless otherwise prohibited by this Constitution or by Federal Law, any member in good standing may seek office in this Area Local.

(B) Any postal employee eligible to be a member of the American Postal Workers Union who voluntarily holds a managerial, supervisory or EAS position with responsibility for issuing or recommending discipline, or applying or interpreting the National Agreement for the equivalent of one pay period in a year shall be ineligible to hold office in the Area Local or to be a delegate to any convention held by the APWU or any subordinate body of the APWU, so long as the employee continues to serve in such position and for a period of one (1) year from the time the employee vacates such position.

Any postal employee as listed above who has submitted application for the listed positions shall withdraw such application prior to acceptance or nomination for any office in the APWU.

(C) Candidates for Division Director positions must be members of the craft they seek to represent, and they must be nominated and elected only by members of their specific craft.

(D) Candidates for Chief Steward must be employed in the office they wish to represent and may only be nominated and elected by members of that specific installation.

(E) In order to be nominated for office in this Area Local, a candidate must have been a member in good standing n the American Postal Workers Union for a period of at least one (1) year immediately prior to nomination.

(F) President, Vice President or any fully paid officer of the local may not hold nor run for another elected office in the Southwest Coastal Area Local.

SEC. 5. The term of office shall be three (3) years.

SEC. 6. The newly elected Executive Board shall be installed and seated in April.

SEC. 7. No member holding an elective office in another Postal Union outside of the American Postal Workers Union’s jurisdiction is eligible for office in this Area Local.