SEC. 20. STATEMENT OF PERSONAL BACKGROUND AND PO-
SITIONS. 
A candidate for election as delegate or director shall 
submit to the board, not later than 60 days prior to the 
election, on a form to be provided by the board of direc-
tors, a statement concerning his or her personal back-
ground and positions relating to postal issues or the oper-
ations of the Corporation. The statement shall contain an 
affirmation, subject to penalty of perjury, that the infor-
mation contained in the statement of personal background 
is true and complete and that the candidate meets the 
qualifications prescribed for delegates and directors. 
SEC. 21. STATEMENT OF PLATFORM. 
A candidate for election as a delegate or director shall 
submit to the board, not later than 60 days prior to the 
election, a 1,000 word, or less, description of their plat-
form as a candidate and goals to be pursued as a delegate 
or director if elected. 
SEC. 22. RESTRICTIONS ON AND REPORTING OF CAMPAIGN 
CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES. 
(a) CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT LIMITATION.—No can-
didate for delegate or director may accept more than $100 
in campaign contributions from any person or political 
committee during the year preceding the date of the elec-
tion. 
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(b) RECORD OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—Each candidate 
for election to the board of directors or as a delegate shall 
keep complete records of all contributions to his or her 
campaign of fifty dollars or more during the year pre-
ceding the election. Such records shall be available for in-
spection by the public. 
(c) RECORD
OF EXPENDITURES.—Each candidate 
shall keep complete records of his or her campaign expend-
itures, and such records shall be available for inspection 
by the public. 
(d) STATEMENT
OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—Each can-
didate, no earlier than the next day succeeding the election 
and no later than 30 days after the election, shall submit 
to the board of directors, on a form provided by the board 
of directors, an accurate statement of his or her campaign 
contributions accepted and campaign expenses incurred, 
and shall affirm to the board, subject to penalty of per-
jury, that he or she has fully complied with the require-
ments of this subsection. 
(e) RESTRICTION REBATING TO DONORS.—No can-
didate shall accept campaign contributions from the Post-
al Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission, any private 
postal delivery service, or a for-profit corporation which 
has spent more than $1,000,000 on mailings in their pre-
vious fiscal year. 
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(f) DISQUALIFICATION.—If the board of directors de-
termines that the candidate’s campaign expenses have ex-
ceeded the limits contained in this section, the candidate 
shall be disqualified and may be required to pay the ex-
penses incurred by the Corporation in mailing that can-
didate’s statement of personal background and position. 
The Corporation may pursue all civil remedies to recover 
the cost of mailing the candidate’s statement of personal 
background and position. In the event of disqualification, 
the board of directors shall call a special election to be 
held not fewer than 4 months and not more than 6 months 
after the determination of disqualification. 
(g) LIMITATION ON USE OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—No candidate may use any campaign contribution 
for any purpose except for campaign expenditures. 
SEC. 23. ELECTION PROCEDURES FOR DELEGATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The board of directors shall send 
or have sent to each member in the district of a candidate 
for delegate, to be postmarked no later than 20 days be-
fore the date fixed for a special or general election, the 
following: 
(1) An official ballot listing all candidates for 
delegate from the member’s district who have com-
plied with the requirements of this Act. 
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(2) Each such candidate’s statement of finan-
cial interests. 
(3) Each such candidate’s statement of per-
sonal background and positions. 
(4) Each such candidate’s statement of their 
platform. 
(b) VOTING.—Each residential postal user who is a 
member of the Corporation on the 13th day preceding a 
special or general election may cast a vote in such election 
by returning his or her official ballot, properly marked, 
to the principal office of the Corporation by 8 p.m. of the 
date fixed for the election. Voting shall be by secret ballot. 
The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes in 
each district shall be declared elected as a delegate. 
(c) RULES.—The board of directors may prescribe 
rules for the conduct of elections and election campaigns 
not inconsistent with this Act. 
SEC. 24. ELECTION PROCEDURES FOR DIRECTORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The board of directors shall send 
or have sent to each delegate, to be postmarked no later 
than 20 days before the date fixed for a special or general 
election, the following: 
(1) An official ballot listing all candidates for 
director who have complied with the requirements of 
this Act. 
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(2) Each such candidate’s statement of finan-
cial interests. 
(3) Each such candidate’s statement of per-
sonal background and positions. 
(4) Each such candidate’s statement of their 
platform. 
(b) VOTING.—Each member of the Corporation who 
is a delegate on the 30th day preceding a special or gen-
eral election may cast a vote in such election by returning 
his or her official ballot, properly marked, to the principal 
office of the Corporation by 8 p.m. of the date fixed for 
the election, or by casting such vote in person if an elec-
tion is held at an annual or special meeting of delegates. 
Voting shall be by secret ballot. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—Each delegate may vote for a 
maximum of 21 candidates for director and may cast only 
one vote for each candidate. If over 21 candidates each 
receive at least 30 percent of the vote on the first ballot, 
the 21 candidates with the highest number of votes shall 
be elected to the board. If less than 21 candidates receive 
at least 30 percent of the vote on the first ballot, the sec-
ond ballot shall be conducted to elect candidates to the 
remaining positions on the board. If there are 15 or more 
remaining positions left after the first ballot, then the 
names of the 40 candidates, excluding those already elect-
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ed, who received the highest number of votes in the first 
ballot shall be placed on the second ballot, and the can-
didates receiving the highest number of votes on the sec-
ond ballot shall be elected to the remaining positions. If 
there are less than 40 candidates for the remaining posi-
tions, the names of all remaining candidates shall be 
placed on the second ballot. If there are less than 15 re-
maining positions left after the first ballot, then the names 
of the 25 candidates, excluding those already elected, who 
received the highest number of votes on the first ballot 
shall be placed on the second ballot, and the candidates 
receiving the highest number of votes on the second ballot 
shall be elected to the remaining positions. If there are 
less than 25 candidates for the remaining positions, the 
names of all remaining candidates shall be placed on the 
second ballot. 
(d) RULES.—The board of directors may prescribe 
rules for the conduct of elections and election campaigns 
not inconsistent with this Act. 
SEC. 25. INSTALLATION OF ELECTED CANDIDATES. 
The president of the board of directors shall install 
in office within 30 days after the election all elected can-
didates who meet the qualifications prescribed in this Act. 
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SEC. 26. RECALL OF DIRECTORS. 
Upon receipt by the president of the board of direc-
tors of a petition to recall any director with the valid sig-
natures of at least 40 percent of the delegates, 40 percent 
of the members of the district from which such director 
was elected as delegate, or 10 percent of the Corporation’s 
total membership, the president shall call a special elec-
tion, to be held not less than 4 months and not more than 
6 months after receipt of the petition, for the purpose of 
electing a director to serve out the term of the recalled 
director; except that no petition to recall a director may 
be filed within 6 months of his or her election. A director 
may become a candidate in an election following his or 
her own recall. A director recalled shall continue to serve 
until the installation in office of his or her replacement. 
A director who has been recalled shall be allowed to com-
plete his or her term of office as a delegate, unless the 
petition for recall clearly states that its purpose is to recall 
a person from the office of delegate as well as director. 
No delegate removed from office shall be allowed to con-
tinue serving as director. 
SEC. 27. VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
If a director dies, resigns, is disqualified, or otherwise 
vacates his or her office, except as provided in section 24, 
the board of directors shall select, within 3 months, a suc-
cessor from among the delegates for the remainder of the 
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director’s term of office. Any director may nominate any 
qualified delegate as successor. The board of directors 
shall select the successor from among those nominated, 
by a two-thirds majority of the remaining directors 
present and voting. The successor shall be installed in of-
fice by the president of the board of directors. 
SEC. 28. RECALL OF DELEGATES. 
Upon receipt by the president of the board of direc-
tors of a petition to recall any delegate with the valid sig-
natures of at least 40 percent of the members from such 
delegate’s district, the president shall call a special elec-
tion for the district to be held not less than 4 months and 
not more than 6 months after receipt of the petition, for 
the purpose of electing a delegate to serve out the term 
of the recalled delegate; except that no petition to recall 
a delegate may be filed within 6 months of his or her elec-
tion. A delegate may become a candidate in an election 
following his or her own recall. The delegate recalled shall 
continue to serve until the installment in office of his or 
her successor. 
SEC. 29. VACANCIES OF DELEGATES. 
If a delegate dies, resigns, is disqualified, or other-
wise vacates his or her office, the board of directors shall 
hold, within 3 months of the date on which such vacancy 
was created, an election in the delegate’s district for the 
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purpose of electing a successor for the remainder of the 
delegate’s term of office. The successor shall be installed 
by the president of the board of directors. 
SEC. 30. ANNUAL MEETINGS OF DELEGATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An annual meeting of delegates 
shall be held on a date and at a place within the United 
States of America to be determined by the board of direc-
tors. The board of directors may determine that this meet-
ing should be held via a conference call or other digital 
or electronic media. 
(b) VOTING PROCEDURES, ETC.—All delegates shall 
be eligible to attend, participate in, and vote in the annual 
meeting of delegates. Two-thirds of the delegates shall 
constitute a quorum. Each delegate shall have one vote 
at such meeting. Should the board of directors determine 
that the annual meeting be held via a conference call or 
other digital or electronic media, the votes of each delegate 
may be cast electronically. 
(c) AGENDA ITEMS.—Items may be placed on the 
meeting’s agenda by the following methods: 
(1) By request of any director or delegate not 
less than 5 days and not more than 4 months in ad-
vance of the date of such meeting. 
(2) By petition containing the valid signatures 
of at least 20 percent of the members of any district 
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or at least one percent of the total membership. 
Such petition must be filed with the board of direc-
tors not less than 2 days and not more than 5 
months in advance of the date of such meeting. 
(d) FORMAT.—The form of the annual meeting of 
delegates shall be provided in the laws of the United 
States and the District of Columbia regarding not-for- 
profit membership corporations. 
(e) OPEN MEETINGS.—The annual meeting of dele-
gates shall be open to the public. Members shall be given 
a reasonable opportunity at such meeting to present their 
comments, criticisms and suggestions concerning the Cor-
poration, but members may not vote at such meeting. 
(f) EXPENSE OF DELEGATES.—The treasurer shall 
reimburse delegates for actual expenses necessarily in-
curred by them in the performance of their duties and for 
such expenses only. 
(g) SPECIAL MEETINGS.—The directors may hold a 
special meeting of delegates to consult with delegates on 
matters concerning the Corporation’s policies, activities, 
and operations. The board of directors shall set a time 
and place for a special meeting and shall inform every del-
egate of such time and place not less than 14 days and 
not more than 60 days in advance of the date of such 
meeting. The directors shall be required to call a special 
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meeting when they receive a petition containing the valid 
signatures of over 50 percent of the delegates or at least 
5 percent of the members or when the majority of dele-
gates vote for such a meeting. The meeting shall be held 
not more than 30 days after the filing of such petition 
or the date of such vote. 
SEC. 31. OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—At the first regular meeting of the 
board of directors at which a quorum is present and subse-
quent to the initial appointment of directors, and at the 
first regular meeting of the board of directors at which 
a quorum is present subsequent to the installation of new 
directors following each annual election, the board shall 
elect by a majority vote of members present and voting 
from among the directors a president, a vice-president, a 
secretary, and a treasurer. The board also has the power 
to elect a comptroller and such other officers as it deems 
necessary. 
(b) TERMS.—Officers shall be installed by the presi-
dent immediately upon their election. The term of office 
for officers shall be one year, except that an officer may 
resign, or may be removed from office by a two-thirds vote 
of all the directors. After an officer’s term of office has 
expired, the officer shall continue to serve until his or her 
successor is installed. 
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(c) SUCCESSORS.—If an officer dies, resigns, is re-
moved, or otherwise vacates his or her office, the board 
of directors shall elect a successor to serve out such offi-
cer’s term of office. 
(d) POWERS AND DUTIES.—The officers shall exer-
cise such powers and perform such duties as are pre-
scribed by this Act or are delegates to them by the board 
of directors. 
SEC. 32. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The executive director hired by 
the board of directors shall have the same qualifications 
as a candidate. The executive director may not be a can-
didate for the board of directors or delegate while serving 
as executive director. The by-laws of the Corporation shall 
provide a method for discharging the executive director, 
but in no event shall such discharge occur unless one-half 
of the directors plus one shall have consented to such dis-
charge. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The board of directors shall 
require all applicants for the position of executive director 
of the Corporation to file a financial statement. The board 
of directors shall require the executive director to file a 
financial statement annually. 
(c) DUTIES.—The executive director shall have the 
following duties: 
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