NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION
/NOMINATION AND RULES FOR 2026 REGULAR ELECTION OF OFFICERS, REGIONAL DIRECTORS AND CWA CONVENTION DELEGATES
Notice is herewith given of the 2026 election of Officers, CWA Delegates and all Regional Directors, as provided by the bylaws of IAPE Local 1096, TNG/CWA.
Officers (4)
Eligibility: Any IAPE member in good standing can run for any officer position. Under Article IX and Article XI, Sec. A, of the IAPE bylaws, all officers automatically also serve as Delegates for IAPE to any CWA Convention held within their terms of office. Officer positions are stipend-eligible, subject to approval by the IAPE Board of Directors.
President/CWA Delegate
Vice President/CWA Delegate
Secretary/CWA Delegate
Treasurer/CWA Delegate
Additional CWA Convention Delegates (2)
Eligibility: Any IAPE member in good standing can run to be a CWA Convention Delegate.
Regional Directors (19)
Eligibility: Candidates must be employed in the geographic location they wish to represent. A candidate’s employment location is determined by their Dow Jones primary office location. Members who work from home are eligible to represent the location that they are designated, in most cases this is the location of their manager.
Canada - includes members of the Dow Jones bargaining unit working in or assigned to work locations in the nation of Canada. (1)
Northeast - includes members of the Dow Jones bargaining unit working in or assigned to work locations in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. (5)
Mid-Atlantic - includes members of the Dow Jones bargaining unit working in or assigned to work locations in the states of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. (4)
Southeast - includes members of the Dow Jones bargaining unit working in or assigned to work locations in the District of Columbia and the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. (3)
Midwest - includes members of the Dow Jones bargaining unit working in or assigned to work locations in the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. (2)
Northwest - includes members of the Dow Jones bargaining unit working in or assigned to work locations in the state of California in the counties of Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumme, Yolo and Yuba, and the states of Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. (2)
Southwest - includes members of the Dow Jones bargaining unit working in or assigned to work locations in the state of California in the counties of Kern, Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and the states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. (2)
The Following Rules Will Govern The Election
This Notice of Nomination and Election will be emailed to the last known home email address of each IAPE member, in good standing, no later than Monday, July 13, 2026, and posted on the IAPE website, www.iape1096.org.
Any IAPE member in good standing can nominate themselves and/or any other member in good standing for any position for which the nominee is eligible. Good standing is defined, for purposes of nomination, as being current in Union dues as of Friday, August 14, 2026. If a member is on leave as of that date, the member will be considered in good standing if the member was in good standing when they went out on leave.
Nominations must be received by the Election Committee no later than 10:00 a.m. EDT, Monday, August 31, 2026. Nominations must be in writing, and must be submitted either by email (elections@iape1096.org) or by using the nomination form available on the IAPE website.
After receipt of any nomination, the Election Committee will check the eligibility of nominee(s). Those who have not nominated themselves will be contacted to determine whether they accept nomination. Nominations will be posted on the IAPE website once they are confirmed by the Committee. At the close of the nomination period on Friday, August 31, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EDT, eligible unopposed candidates will be declared elected. The Election Committee will certify and post a list of elected officers and directors and candidates for election as soon as practicable after the 10:00 a.m. EDT August 31, 2026, deadline for nominations, but no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
All candidates are encouraged to submit a statement and photo to be posted on the IAPE website to the Elections Committee: elections@iape1096.org. Statements should be a maximum of 1000 words and can include a link to a personal web page or blog. Photos must be submitted in high-resolution .jpg format. Statements and photos will be posted within two (2) business days of submission to the Election Committee. The deadline to submit those to the Elections Committee is Tuesday September 8, 2026. There is no cost to the candidate.
In the event of a contested election, once ballots have been mailed, the voter list will be available for candidates via a view-only Google Sheet. This locked, confidential list will include member names and locations only. No contact information will be provided. The link to the Google Sheet will be sent to all nominated candidates on Monday, October 5, 2026. No further request is necessary. Candidates may designate a representative to examine the lists on their behalf. Requests, in writing, should be directed to the Election Chairperson and sent to elections@iape1096.org.
A duly nominated candidate may send physical mailings to all members. To submit a mailing, candidates should reach out to the Election Committee with a copy of the materials they plan to send at least five (5) business days prior to their desired send date. The cost of those mailings will be approximately $1,000 and will be incurred by the candidate as quoted by Click2Mail.
Dow Jones email addresses can NOT be used for any campaign purpose. IAPE may send ballot reminders to work email addresses, but no campaigning or electioneering can be performed using company resources. IAPE can send an email on behalf of a duly nominated candidate to the list of personal emails that the union has available. (Note: the personal email list is incomplete.) Please email the Election Committee (elections@iape1096.org) with the draft email including subject line and proposed send date. Please submit all emails for sending at least three (3) business days in advance of your proposed send date. Send dates will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Elections Committee will work with the candidates to schedule delivery. The cost to send an email will be incurred by the candidate as quoted by IAPE.
The election will be conducted via mail ballot. Detailed voting instructions will accompany the ballot. Only official ballots will be counted. No write-in votes will be counted. Ballots will be mailed beginning Monday, October 5, 2026. Members who were in good standing as of Monday, September 28, 2026, will be eligible to vote.
All ballots must be received no later than 9:00 a.m. EST, Friday, November 6, 2026 to be counted. Ballots will be tabulated commencing at 10:00 a.m. EST Friday, November 6, 2026. As soon as possible after the count, the Election Committee will issue a tentative certification of the results and will notify the membership. Absent a challenge to the election, the tentative certification will become final ten days thereafter.
All inquiries and protests should be directed to the Election Committee. The Committee must receive any and all protests, in written form, by Monday, November 16, 2026. The Election Committee will rule on any and all challenges and issue a final election certification no later than Monday, November 23, 2026. Further appeals shall be governed by the terms of the CWA constitution, Article XV, Section 4.
Terms of office for those elected in November 2026 will begin December 1, 2026, and end November 30, 2029.
PURPOSE OF RULES
These rules supplement, and must be read and applied in conjunction with, the IAPE bylaws or CWA Constitution provision that is their source. These rules shall be interpreted and applied liberally to ascertain the actual intent of the voter and the true result of any election, and shall not be interpreted or applied so as to unnecessarily disqualify eligible voters for immaterial irregularity.