January
Texas 81st Legislature Begins
February
March
Texas State Legislative Board Lobby Day
Austin, TX
March 3-4
April
May
June
Southeastern Meeting Association
Gatlinburg, TN
June 7-11
NASLBC Annual Meeting
Philadelphia, PA
June 30 - July 3
July
Eastern Union Meeting Association
Philadelphia, PA
July 5-9
AFL-CIO Texas Constitutional Convention
Irving, TX
July 16-18
August
International Western Conference
Greenbay, WI
August 9-14
September
Southwestern Convention Meeting
Kansas City, MO
September 13-16
October
November
December
Local Division Elections
Election Triennially
Section 5. The officers of divisions shall be elected by secret
ballot triennially for the ensuing three (3) years at the first meeting
in December; provided, however, in the event any applicable civil
law is enacted or revised which sets a maximum term of less than
three (3) years, the term of such offices shall be for the maximum
time permitted by law.
Members Qualified to Nominate or Vote
Section 6. All those holding active membership (Section 25 -
Local Division Rules), except those holding official positions with
railroads, will be entitled to nominate and vote for all offices in
the division. However, members will not nominate or vote for
officers not entitled to represent them.
NOTE: Beginning January 1, 2006, eligibility to nominate and
vote will be determined by the applicable provisions of the IBT
Constitution as modified in Paragraph 6.7 of the IBT/BLE Merger
Agreement. Members are urged to verify their eligibility to nominate
prior to nominations.
The secretary-treasurer of each division shall post a notice at terminals
and on BLET bulletin boards at least thirty (30) days prior
to the meeting at which nominations are to be held, such notice to
state the time, date, place and purpose of such meeting.
More information is available beginning on page 74 of the BLET Bylaws, accessible online from the www.ble-t.org website.