Elections

Official Notice of Nomination and Election of Delegates to the Grand Lodge Convention Local Lodges 653, 801, 1101, 1173, 1414, 1484, 1528, 1546, 1584, & 2182

At the regular monthly meeting of each Local Lodge in the month of April a nomination of delegates and alternate delegates to the 41st Grand Lodge Convention shall be held. Election of delegates and alternates will be held at the May meetings. The convention will be held September 1-6 in New York City For more info, go to: convention.goiam.org.

Absentee Ballot Procedure

In accordance with Election of Delegates, Article II, Section 3 of the IAM Constitution, members who reside in outlying districts more than 25 miles from the designated balloting place, members who are either confined because of verified illness or on leave qualifying under U.S and Canadian family leave laws, or on vacation, or on official IAM business approved by the Local Lodge, District Lodge or Grand Lodge, or on an employer travel assignment, or reserve military leave, as the case may be, shall be furnished absentee ballots.

Any member entitled to receive an absentee ballot must request a ballot in writing. The Request for Absentee Ballot must be delivered to the Recording Secretary of your Local Lodge in person or by mail no later than ten (10) days prior to the election. See address below.

Your written request for absentee ballot must include the following: “Please send me an absentee ballot.” Name – Address – City/State/ Zip – Book # – Your Signature. You must also include the reason you are making the request. Completed Absentee Ballots for your Local Lodge elections must be received by the Local Lodge prior to the close of voting at your Local Lodge’s meeting in May.