Article VIII: Allocation of Delegates as between CWA Convention and Sector Conference

SECTION 1. Election procedures shall be as set forth in Article XI Section 6 of this Constitution.

SECTION 2. In advance of each Sector Conference and CWA Convention, each Local shall be notified of the number of delegates the Local is entitled to under Articles VI and VII of this Constitution.

SECTION 3. Since the formula set forth in Article VII for the election of delegates to the Sector Conference yields more delegates than the formula set forth in Article VI for the election of delegates to the CWA Convention, each Local shall elect its delegates in accordance with Article VII.

(a) Locals may nominate delegates to the CWA Convention and Sector Conference jointly or separately, consistent with Article V Section 1(d).

(b) If delegates are nominated jointly, the delegates receiving the highest numbers of votes, commensurate with the number of delegates to which the Local is entitled under Article VI, shall be delegates to both the Sector Conference and the CWA Convention. The remaining elected delegates commensurate with the number to which the Local is entitled under Article VII shall be delegates to the Sector Conference.

(c) If delegates are nominated jointly and the nominees are equal to the number of delegates to which the Local in entitled under Article VII, a vote shall be conducted to determine which delegates shall also attend the CWA Convention.

(d) If delegates are nominated jointly, the election ballot shall notify members that they are voting for delegates to both the CWA Convention and the Sector Conference in the manner set forth above.