Elections

NOMINATIONS: At Local 2182’s regular meeting in March, a Special Order of Business will be called at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. The meeting convenes at 7:00 p.m.
The positions listed below will be opened for nominations: President • Vice President
• Secretary-Treasurer • Recording Secretary • Conductor-Sentinel • Three (3) Trustees • Six (6) Executive Board Members • Three (3) Auditors • Four (4) Central Labor Council Delegates • Two (2) California Conference of Machinists Delegates and One (1) Alternate. Each office is for a three-year term ending on December 31, 2029. Members nominated for office must meet all the “Qualifications of Candidates” as listed in our bylaws and the IAM Constitution.

ELECTION DAY: If needed, a formal Election of Officers will be held on Tuesday, December 8, 2026 at 967 Venture Court, Sacramento.

Absentee Ballots: Members who reside in out lying area more than 25 miles from the balloting place, members who are ill and confined under orders of a physician and members temporarily absent from the City may be furnished absentee ballots. Any member entitled to receive an absentee ballot shall make written request to the Recording Secretary of Local 1546 by delivering or mailing such request not later than ten (10) days before the election.

Qualifications to become a Candidate for Election: In accordance with Article XII, Section 2, of the Local Lodge By-laws, to be eligible a member shall attend at least fifty percent (50%) of the regular Local Lodge meetings held during the twelve (12) month period ending the date of close of nominations. Qualifications to Vote: Only members in good standing and free from delinquency of any nature to the Local Lodge shall be allowed to vote