United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30
Plan Of Election
Voted at Trinidad
Initiation, Referendum and
Recall System
Nomination Blanks Now Being Sent
to Local Unions by Secretary
Treasurer Hickey

Legislation that marks a new era In
state labor bodies was adopted at
Trinidad last week by the Colorado
State Federation OF Labor An amend
ment to the constitution was enacted
providing for the initiative nomination
of candidates. referendum election
and recall. II necessary. This propo-
sition consumed great deal of time
in debate. 1t was finally adopted.
with only two dissenting votes. The
committee that drafted the details, as
appointed by President McLennan.
was c. E. Ward. chairman: r. p.
Means. secretary: e. L. Doyle, J. X.
Radley. J. p. Mckinley. Eli NJ. Gross
and John r. Lawson.
Secretary-Treasurer w. F. Hickey
has been preparing the blank nomina-
tion blanks this week. and they will
be sent out ut once. Each candidate
must receive at least six nominations
to gain a place on the ballot Here
is the new referendum law as passed
by the convention:
The officers OF this organization
shall consist Of a president. nine vice
presidents. a secretary-treasurer. three
teliers and a delegate to the American
Federation OF Labor convention, all
of whom shall be nominated by affil-
lated unions In good standing and
elected by n majority referendum vote
OF the members of such affiliated
unions In good standing. and 1t shall
require TIE nomination OF six local
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candidate shall be eligible for cleo
ton to office, except the -ellers and
the delegate to the American Fedora
tion OF Labor. who shall be elected by
the convention. and must be delegates
The secretary-treasurcr shall pre-
pare nomination blanks and cause
same 10 be sent TO all affiliated or
Fanizations (entitled to votel on or
before September /. All nominations
must be returned TO headquarters not
later than October 3.
Upon receipt OF nominations the
secretary shall notify each member Sc
- curing the required number OF en-
dorsements Nominees must file their
acceptance OF nomination with the
secretary-treasure not later than oe.
tober 13.
Candidates names shall appear
upon the ballot in order according TO
the number of endorsements re-
ceived.
In the event OF an equal number OF
endorsements. arrangements shall be
made in alphabetical order.
Ballots. Tally Sheets and Return
Sheets-Dallots shall be sent out by
the secretary treasurer not later than
October 90. Election to be held be-
tween preceding date and November
25: on which date returns shall be
made in specially prepared. sealed
envelope, marked Election Returns"
Election returns shall not be opened
by anyone other than the tellers.
Canvassing OF Returns.-The tellers
shall meet as canvassing board on
Nov. 81. Announcement of returns
shall be made not later than Dec. 10.
Officers shall take office January /.
1914.
(Note.-Date OF mailing shall be
considered date of filing. Where
date specified falls on Sunday, the
day following shall be corsidered the
legal date.)
Tho term OF office for officers OF
the State Federation shall be for a
period OF one year. beginning Jan. ]
of each year; Provided. that the pres
ent officers shall hold office until
their successors are elected and quail
fled
The preferential voting system
shall be used In all referendum cleo
tions.
Any elective officer OF this organi-
zation may be removed at any time
by n majority vote of the collective
membership voting for such removal.
The petition demanding the election
of successor Of the person sought
to be removed must be signed by fif-
teen (15) per cent. of the total vote
cast at the last election for the office
In question. Such fifteen Q5) per
cent. must be represented in at least
five (5) locals of collective member
ship in good standing In the local
unions embraced in different craft
organizations. The petition must con-
tain n general statement of the
grounds for which the removal is
secretary-treasure of the Federation.
II tho person sought to be removed is
the secretary-treasurer. then the peti-
tion must be filed with the president
The signatures OF this petition need
not be appended to one petition, but
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