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for Secret Ballot Vote of Employees |
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All employees are entitled to vote but not
required to do so. Voting is by SECRET BALLOT. Special arrangements, as
described below, are necessary to ensure SECRECY.
- An Officer of the Board will be present at
the time and place stated in the Notice of Vote and will conduct the
vote for the Labour Relations Board.
- Scrutineers will be appointed by the
parties to ensure proper conduct of the vote and to assist in the
identification of employees.
- The ballot will be identical to the one
shown on the Notice of Vote.
- The ballot will be marked in privacy, by
marking "X" in the square indicating your choice, and the
ballot should then be folded.
All voters will be given a ballot and a
Secret Ballot envelope. All agreed ballots will be placed
directly into the ballot box. After the ballot has been marked, the voter
will:
- Fold the ballot and seal it in the
unmarked Secret Ballot envelope provided.
- Place the envelope directly into the
ballot box.
All ballots not agreed will be segregated in
the manner detailed below.
- After the ballot has been marked and
placed in the Secret Ballot envelope, the voter will return the sealed
envelope to the Board's Officer.
- The Board's Officer will place your
envelope in a second envelope with your name on it and then deposit it
in the Ballot Box.
- Upon completion of the balloting, the
Ballot Box is sealed and returned to the Labour Relations Board office
in St. John's, where it will be counted at a later date in the manner
described below.
Secrecy Will Be Maintained During The
Count
- Eligible ballots, as determined by the
Board, will be counted by Board Officer in the presence of scrutineers
representing the parties.
- When the ballot box is opened, the
segregated ballots will be removed from the ballot box and envelopes for
all employees excluded by the Board's decision will be immediately
destroyed and not opened.
- The remaining ballots will then have the
outside envelope containing the name removed and the inner Secret Ballot
unmarked envelope put back in the ballot box.
- The ballot box will again be opened and
the still folded ballots removed from the Secret Ballot envelopes and
returned to the ballot box.
- The ballots will then be counted in the
usual manner.
This procedure ensures the secrecy of your
vote. All of the counting will take place under the supervision of an
Officer of the Labour Relations Board.
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