"This is our fifth election cycle working with the AAA and OSC election teams. Since our election is national, ballots are sent to members all over the country. These ballots are returned in large envelopes we provide with an identifier on the outside. The ballot is in a small envelope …

"For years our 25,000 members used paper ballots for the election of officers. It took days to tally the votes and union observers complained about the time it took to report results. Three years ago we moved from paper to online voting, and that presented us with a new set …