1. YOU HAVE TO CALL LOCAL 726 AT 312-666-5772 AND SEE IF YOU’RE A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING. IF YOU ARE NOT YOUR VOTE WILL NOT COUNT.
2. YOU HAVE TO CALL TO MAKE SURE LOCAL 726 HAS YOUR CORRECT MAILING ADDRESS AND ZIP CODE.
3. WHEN YOU GET YOUR BALLOT YOU MUST FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY, OR YOUR VOTE WILL NOT COUNT.
4. TO VOTE IN THE 2007 ELECTION FOR FIGHTING FOR THE FUTURE SLATE, JUST MAKE AN X IN THE SLATE BOX NEXT TO FIGHTING FOR THE FUTURE. DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING OTHER THAN YOUR X ON YOUR BALLOT OR YOUR VOTE WILL NOT BE COUNTED.
5. THE RETURN ENVELOPE HAS A LABEL WITH YOUR NAME ON IT. YOU CANNOT REMOVE THIS LABEL. IF YOU DO REMOVE IT, YOUR VOTE WILL NOT BE COUNTED AND YOUR VOICE WILL REMAIN SILENT. AS SOON AS YOUR NAME IS CHECKED OFF OF THE ELIGIBILTY LIST, ALL ENVELOPES ARE OPENED. THEN, ALL OF THE BALLOTS ARE REMOVED AND PUT INTO A SEPARATE PILE. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHO YOU VOTED FOR. THE ONLY THING THAT WILL BE KNOWN IS IF YOU VOTED OR NOT.
6. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR BALLOT BY DECEMBER 2007, CALL YOUR LOCAL 726 OFFICE AT 312-666-5772.
You
should receive a letter just like the letter Vince Tenuto received from
the present Executive Board that proves you
are
a Member in good standings. If you are not a Member in good standings, you
will still receive a ballot in the mail at election time but when your ballot
is received on election
day it WILL NOT COUNT. This is how some Executive Boards STEAL elections,
by letting members think that their votes count when they really do not.
If you want to make a change
you have to do a little work. PLEASE it is VERY important to
us and to your future to check on this information. Any questions please
contact Vince Tenuto 773-936-6013 or
Joe Vercillo 312-671-3235 at any time.
JUST GET THE VOTE OUT FOR THE FUTURE. WE HAVE GOT TO MAKE A CHANGE. FIGHTING FOR THE FUTURE SLATE IS FIGHTING FOR YOU. WE ALL CAN DO THIS WE ALL CAN MAKE THIS CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.