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The 2009 LEC Election Cycle (ALPA Group III) is almost complete.

Council 44 ATL and Council 81 SLC are complete.

Council 20 DTW is in Phase 3, LEC Officer Elections

Contact your newly elected LEC Representatives, congratulate them, thank them for offering to serve and tell them your expectations for the next 3 years. They take office March 2010.

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This page, which give you all the candidates' information in one convenient location. (Scroll Down or click C20, C44, C81)
Election Timelines for each Council. Deadlines to vote, etc.
A Plain English Explanation of LEC Elections. If you find the whole process confusing, it is. This guide will tell you what you need to know in one page.

This is Important People!

ALPAWatch works hard to bring you as much election information as possible in an easy to use, one-stop location. With the Candidates permission, we post all their published election materials, as well as the ALPAWatch Candidate Questionnaire. In that Questionnaire, we try to draw out the Candidates on some of the more important issues of the day.

It is up to you to dig through it all, read between the lines and cast an informed vote. If you cannot tell the difference between candidates or don't understand their campaign letter, CALL THEM! Their Contact Information is usually in their Campaign letters, but if you need help, email us alpawatch@comcast.net .

These elections are not (or at least should not be) just a popularity contest. The pilots you elect have a drastic affect on your career, good and bad. You must educate yourselves on the candidates. Look beneath the surface. Call them. Do whatever you have to in order to Cast an Informed Vote.

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Council 20 DTW Nominations Complete Elections Complete LEC Officer Elections Pending Vote via Ballot Point (Internet) Access via http://dal.alpa.org/ LEC Candidates	Date Questionnaire Sent to Candidate	Campaign Letters and Response to Questionnaire DEADLINE to Answer the Questionnaire was November 21st	Who Won the Election 2106 Eligible voters 1164 voted, or 54.4%

Captain Representative			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
Tom Tucker ---- Elected	15 Nov 2009	Nomination Complete Letter Election Complete Letter Endorsement Letter Letter Endoresment Letter ALPAWatch Questionnaire. Response Recd. 20NOV	578	50.75%
Ken Watts	15 Nov 2009	Nomination Complete Letter Letter Election Complete Letter Letter Declined to Participate in the ALPAWatch Questionnaire	561	49.25%

First Officer Representative			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
Ron Barnett	15 Nov 2009	Nomination Complete Letter http://www.rlbc20.com/ Letter Election Complete Letter Letter Letter ALPAWatch Questionnaire. Response Recd. 21NOV	478	42.68%
Greg Rizzuto---- Elected	15 Nov 2009	Nomination Complete Website Letter Letter Election Complete Letter Letter Letter Endorsement Letter Endoresment Letter Endoresment Letter ALPAWatch Questionnaire. Response Recd. 21NOV	640	57.14%

Secretary/Treasurer			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
Silas Hart	15 Nov 2009	Nomination Complete Letter Letter Election Letter Letter Letter ALPAWatch Questionnaire. Response Recd. 21NOV	522	46.48%
Drew Massey---- Elected	15 Nov 2009	Nomination Complete Letter Election Complete Letter Endorsement Letter Letter Endoresment Letter ALPAWatch Questionnaire. Response Recd. 21NOV	598	53.75%


Council 44 ATL Nominations Complete Elections Complete LEC Candidates	Date Questionnaire Sent to Candidate	Campaign Letters and Response to Questionnaire	Who Won the Election 3842 Eligible voters 1466 voted, or 38.2%

* See Note below Captain Representative			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
Brian Craig---- Elected Subsequently Elected Vice Chairman	19 Oct 2009	Nomination (Complete) Letter Election (Complete) ALPAWatch Questionnaire. Response Recd. 21Oct	618	25.37%
Mike Hanson---- Elected Subsequently Elected Chairman	19 Oct 2009	Nomination (Complete) Letter Election (Complete)	657	26.97%
Tim Parker	19 Oct 2009	Nomination (Complete) Letter Election (Complete)	578	23.73%
Chad Smith	19 Oct 2009	Nomination (Complete) Letter Letter Election (Complete) Website ALPAWatch Questionnaire. Response Recd. 20Oct	581	23.85%

* See Note below First Officer Representative			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
Larry Deist---- Elected	19 Oct 2009	Nomination (Complete) Letter Election (Current)	616	25.59%
Armando Gomez---- Elected Subsequently Elected Secretary-Treasurer	19 Oct 2009	Nomination (Complete) Letter Election (Complete)	741	30.79%
Phillip Martin	19 Oct 2009	Nomination (Complete) Letter Election (Complete)	579	24.05%
David Nestor	19 Oct 2009	Nomination (Complete) Letter Election (Complete) Letter Website ALPAWatch Questionnaire. Response Recd. 20Oct	468	19.44%

* See Note below Secretary/Treasurer			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
* Due to the large number of pilots in ATL (C44), ATL has 2 Capt. Reps and 2 FO Reps. Candidates run for these 4 positions, so a total of 4 pilots are nominated for CA and 4 for FO. 2 are then elected from each group for a total of 4 ATL LEC Representatives. The LEC Chairman, Vice Chairman and Sec/Treas. are then elected from those 4 during the subsequent LEC Officer elections.

Council 81 SLC Nominations Complete Elections Complete LEC Candidates	Date Questionnaire Sent to Candidate	Campaign Letters and Response to Questionnaire	Who Won the Election 571 Eligible voters 280 voted, or 49.0%

Captain Representative			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
Mike Spain---- Elected Subsequently Elected Chairman	17 Oct 2009	Letter ALPAWatch Questionnaire. Response Recd. 17Oct	177	63.21%
Greg Werking	17 Oct 2009	Letter ALPAWatch Questionnaire. Response Recd. 21Oct	103	36.79%


First Officer Representative			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
Pete Strople---- Elected Subsequently Elected Vice-Chairman	17 Oct 2009	Letter	258	99.61%
(Unopposed)


Secretary/Treasurer			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
Andrew (Andy) Manilla	17 Oct 2009		110	42.64%
Shannon O’Neal---- Elected	17 Oct 2009		148	57.36%

Election Timelines:

Council 20 DTW

Nominating ballots were mailed on September 2, 2009
Nominating meeting October 19, 2009 (The names of the two nominees receiving the most votes for each position will appear on the election ballot)
Election ballots will be mailed by November 10, 2009. This is a notice of election. Voting done electronically through Ballot Point
Election results certified on December 10, 2009
LEC Officer ballot notices (for the election of the council Chairman and Vice-Chairman) will be mailed no later than December 22, 2009.
LEC Officer ballot results certified on January 11, 2010.
March 1, 2010 your newly elected representatives begin their three year term.

Council 44 ATL

Nominating ballots were mailed on September 1, 2009
Nominating meeting September 24, 2009 (The names of the four nominees receiving the most votes for each position will appear on the election ballot)
Voting begins October 19, 2009 and ends November 1o, 2009, with certification later that day.
Approximately November 15th, ballots will open for the election of LEC Officers – Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary/Treasurer Officer.
December 10, 2009, The Election will close and the EBCB will meet to certify the elections and the results will be published sometime that day.
March 1, 2010 your newly elected representatives begin their three year term.

Council 81 SLC

2. Council 81 Nomination Meeting: Our nomination meeting will take place Tuesday, October 13, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 110 West 600 South, Salt Lake City , (801) 359-7800. The meeting will start at 1000. We will also recap the October 6 regular MEC meeting, and refreshments will be served.

3. Notes Regarding Nominations and the Meeting: A Ballot Certification Committee (BCC) consisting of three council members in good standing will be selected by the council chairman from those in attendance. The BCC will distribute and collect floor nomination ballots, check all ballots for validity, and count the nominations to determine the two members who will be in the election for each position.

Following validation of the ballots by the BCC and the council chairman, the results and supporting documentation will be sent to the ALPA Membership Services Department for review and safekeeping. Shortly afterward, instructions will be sent to all council members regarding voting procedures, and the election will begin. Results of the election will be certified November 10.

The two council members who receive the most nominations for each position will become the candidates in the election for that position.

You are not required to be present at the meeting in order to qualify to become a candidate in the election.

However, all those seeking nomination will have an opportunity to address the council during the meeting.

You may wait to make a nomination until the meeting, or you may update/change your previous nomination at the meeting as there will be extra nomination ballots provided by the BCC.

Your nomination ballots must reach your council chairman by the time the nominations close at the meeting. If you mail your ballot, make sure you do so early enough so that your ballot reaches the council chairman the day prior to the meeting, Monday, October 12.

References:

C20 Update on the Elections
C44 Update on the Elections
C81 Update on the Elections