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The 2009 LEC Election Cycle is underway. This Election Cycle Includes:

Council 20 DTW, Council 44 ATL, Council 81 SLC

If you are based in one of these Councils, you need to vote in this Election

ALPAWatch does not endorse Candidates. We do help you

Cast an Informed VOTE!

by providing you 3 very helpful tools:

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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This Page will be updated throughout the Nomination Phase and the Election Phases

Council 20 DTW Nomination Phase Complete. Election Phase begins Nov 10th Vote via Ballot Point (Internet) LEC Candidates	Date Questionnaire Sent to Candidate	Campaign Letters and Response to Questionnaire	Who Won the Election

Captain Representative			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
Tom Bell		Nomination (Current) Letter Letter Letter Election (Pending)
Karl Bennett		Nomination (Current) Letter Letter Election (Pending)
Tom Tucker		Nomination (Current) Letter Election (Pending)
Ken Watts		Nomination (Current) Letter Letter Election (Pending)

First Officer Representative			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
Ron Barnett		Nomination (Current) Letter http://www.rlbc20.com/ Letter Election (Pending)
Bill Bartels		Nomination (Current) Letter Letter Election (Pending)
Greg Rizzuto		Nomination (Current) Website Letter Letter Election (Pending)
Mark Weindrantz		Nomination (Current) Letter Election (Pending)
Richard Wheeler		Nomination (Current) Letter Letter Letter Election (Pending)

Secretary/Treasurer			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
Silas Hart		Nomination (Current) Letter Letter Election (Pending)
Drew Massey		Nomination (Current) Letter Election (Pending)


Council 44 ATL Nomination Phase Complete. Election Phase begins Oct 19th Vote via Ballot Point (Internet) LEC Candidates	Date Questionnaire Sent to Candidate	Campaign Letters and Response to Questionnaire	Who Won the Election

*Captain Representative			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
Brian Craig	19 Oct 2009	Nomination (Complete) Letter Election (Current)
Mike Hanson	19 Oct 2009	Nomination (Complete) Letter Election (Current)
Tim Parker	19 Oct 2009	Nomination (Complete) Letter Election (Current)
Chad Smith	19 Oct 2009	Nomination (Complete) Letter Letter Election (Current) ALPAWatch Questionnnaire. Response Rec. 20Oct

*First Officer Representative			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
Larry Deist	19 Oct 2009	Nomination (Complete) Letter Election (Current)
Armando Gomez	19 Oct 2009	Nomination (Complete) Letter Election (Current)
Phillip Martin		Nomination (Complete) Letter Election (Current)
David Nestor	19 Oct 2009	Nomination (Complete) Letter Election (Current) Letter Website ALPAWatch Questionnnaire. Response Rec. 20Oct

*Secretary/Treasurer			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
* C44 ATL has 2 Capt. Reps and 2 FO Reps due to its large number of pilots in ATL. Candidates run for these 4 positions, so a total of 4 pilots are nominated and move on to the actual election. The Sec/Treas. is elected from those 4 during the subsequent LEC Officer elections.

Council 81 SLC Nominations Complete Elections Dates Tuesday, 10/20 at 10:00 a.m. ET Till Tuesday, 11/10 at 10:00 a.m. ET LEC Candidates	Date Questionnaire Sent to Candidate	Campaign Letters and Response to Questionnaire	Who Won the Election

Captain Representative			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
Mike Spain	17 Oct 2009	Letter ALPAWatch Questionnnaire. Response Rec. 17Oct
Greg Werking	17 Oct 2009	Letter


First Officer Representative			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
Pete Strople	17 Oct 2009	Letter
(Unopposed)


Secretary/Treasurer			Vote Total	% of Total Votes
Andrew (Andy) Manilla	17 Oct 2009
Shannon O’Neal	17 Oct 2009

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/TreasurerOfficer.
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