Ballots Set Aside

Sec. 8.15  The Independent Agent shall set aside a ballot if: (a) the ballot is received from a FINRA member eligible to vote in the district and the ballot is signed by a person who is not the Executive Representative listed on the vote qualification list prepared under Section 8.12, and the Secretary of FINRA has not received proper notice of a change in Executive Representative pursuant to the FINRA By-Laws; or (b) if two or more properly executed ballots are received from a FINRA member eligible to vote in the district. If the Independent Agent determines that the ballots set aside are material to the outcome of the election, the Secretary of FINRA Regulation and the Independent Agent shall make reasonable efforts to resolve each ballot set aside. With respect to a ballot not signed by an Executive Representative of record, the Secretary of FINRA Regulation shall contact the FINRA member to request that the FINRA member send written notice of any change in Executive Representative to a FINRA designated system or by facsimile so that the ballot may be counted. With respect to multiple ballots from a FINRA member, the Independent Agent shall contact the Executive Representative of the FINRA member to obtain the FINRA member's vote. The Secretary of FINRA Regulation shall keep a list of FINRA members that reported their ballot was lost or not received and that were provided with a duplicate ballot. The Secretary of FINRA Regulation shall provide the list to the Independent Agent and, upon request, to the candidates.