September 16, 1998
VIA FIRST-CLASS MAIL
James P. Hoffa
Hoffa Slate
September 16, 1998
Page 1
James P. Hoffa
2593 Hounds Chase
Troy, MI 48098
Hoffa Slate
c/o Patrick J. Szymanski, Esq.
Baptiste & Wilder
1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
Ken Paff
Teamsters for a Democratic
Union
7435 Michigan Avenue
Detroit, MI 48210
Paul Alan Levy, Esq.
Public Citizen Litigation
Group
1600 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
James P. Hoffa
Hoffa Slate
September 16, 1998
Page 1
Re: Election Office Case No. PR-273-TDU-EOH
Gentlemen:
James P. Hoffa, a candidate for general president, and the Hoffa Unity Slate filed a pre-election protest pursuant to Article XIV, Section 2(b) of the Rules for the 1995-1996 IBT International Union Delegate and Officer Election (“Rules”) against Teamsters for a Democratic Union (“TDU”), an independent committee. The protester alleged that TDU solicited and accepted money in a fundraiser for the Convoy Dispatch, its newsletter, from retired IBT members and their spouses in violation of the Rules. The protester requested that the Election Officer thoroughly and completely investigate TDU’s fundraising done for the Convoy Dispatch.
This case raises the same issues recently decided by the Election Officer in Hoffa, PR-172-TDU-EOH (August 10, 1998), a copy of which is attached to this decision. The Election Officer declines to revisit the same issue and to investigate the fundraising practices of TDU for the Convoy Dispatch.
This protest is hereby DENIED.
James P. Hoffa
Hoffa Slate
September 16, 1998
Page 1
Any interested party not satisfied with this determination may request a hearing before the Election Appeals Master within one(1) day of receipt of this letter. The parties are reminded that, absent extraordinary circumstances, no party may rely upon evidence that was not presented to the Office of the Election Officer in any such appeal. Requests for a hearing shall be made in writing and shall be served on:
Kenneth Conboy, Esq.
Latham & Watkins
885 Third Avenue, Suite 1000
New York, NY 10022
Fax: (212) 751-4864
Copies of the request for hearing must be served on the parties listed above as well as upon the Election Officer, 444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 445, Washington, DC 20001, Facsimile (202) 624-3525. A copy of the protest must accompany the request for a hearing.
Sincerely,
Michael G. Cherkasky
Election Officer
MGC:mk
Enclosure
cc: Kenneth Conboy, Election Appeals Master