{"content":[{"text":"2021 AALJ Election Procedures and Timeline","bbox":{"left":0.275882,"top":0.091627,"width":0.44822100000000004,"height":0.019631999999999997}},{"text":"Eligible voters: Members of AALJ in good standing as of September 1 who are \n non-managements judges [Article VI, Section 8].","bbox":{"left":0.117657,"top":0.132223,"width":0.746257,"height":0.03992899999999999}},{"text":"Eligible nominees: Any member nominated to any office must have been a \n member in good standing of AALJ for a continuous period of six months before \n his or her nomination [Article VI, Section 2].","bbox":{"left":0.117634,"top":0.193275,"width":0.7328910000000001,"height":0.060227999999999976}},{"text":"List of eligible voters: The Secretary shall prepare a list of active members who \n are (a) in good standing as of September 1 and (b) eligible to vote. The list must \n contain the member’s name, home address, and non-government email address, if \n any, and shall be available for inspection by any candidate for office within the 30- \n day period of time prior to the election [Election Rules 5.2 and 7.3].","bbox":{"left":0.117611,"top":0.274466,"width":0.7605919999999999,"height":0.10098299999999999}},{"text":"Method of voting: “All elections shall be conducted by secret ballot and by mail” \n [Article VI, Section 6]. With respect to any office in which “no majority is \n achieved, a run-off election for that office shall be held forthwith between the two \n candidates who received the highest number of votes in the original election” \n [Article VI, Section 8].","bbox":{"left":0.117611,"top":0.396412,"width":0.7516919999999999,"height":0.10098299999999999}},{"text":"Campaigning during duty time is prohibited: “There shall be no campaigning or \n electioneering during duty time” [Election Rule 7.7].","bbox":{"left":0.117611,"top":0.518358,"width":0.7619,"height":0.03993000000000002}},{"text":"Use of union or government funds or equipment to promote the candidacy of \n any person is unlawful [Election Rule 7.8]. \n __________________________________________________________________","bbox":{"left":0.117611,"top":0.579411,"width":0.755299,"height":0.06022699999999992}},{"text":"August 1:","bbox":{"left":0.117611,"top":0.660602,"width":0.094858,"height":0.019631999999999983}},{"text":"By August 1, the President, with the approval of the National Executive Board, \n shall appoint a Nominating Committee and an Elections Committee [Article VI, \n Sections 3 and 6].","bbox":{"left":0.117611,"top":0.701357,"width":0.732721,"height":0.06022699999999992}},{"text":"August 15:","bbox":{"left":0.117634,"top":0.782548,"width":0.10622999999999998,"height":0.019631999999999983}},{"text":"The Elections Committee submits the election timeline to the membership no later \n than August 15, 2021.","bbox":{"left":0.117634,"top":0.823303,"width":0.7542220000000001,"height":0.03993000000000002}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}