ARTICLE 14
SPECIAL CONVENTIONS
1             If two hundred (200) locals petition the General Secretary and 
2      Treasurer for a special convention, for a specified purpose, and all of
3      these petitions are received within sixty (60) days after receipt of the 
4      first petition, the General Secretary and Treasurer shall send to each 
5      local in the United Transportation Union, within thirty (30) days 
6      thereafter, a circular stating that two hundred (200) locals have 
7      requested that a special convention be called for the purpose stated in 
8      the petitions, and that each local, at a regular meeting, shall vote on 
9      the question, "Shall a special convention be called for the purpose 
10     stated?"
11            If a majority of the members present vote "yes", then the circular 
12     shall be endorsed, under local seal, by the Secretary, signed by the 
13     President, and returned to the General Secretary and Treasurer. If a .
14     majority of the members present vote "no", the same procedure shall 
15     be followed.
16            The General Secretary and Treasurer shall set a date for the 
17     tabulation of the ballots, not less than sixty (60) days after the issuance 
18     of such circular, at which time the vote of the locals shall be returned 
to 
19     his/her office for tabulation. No ballot received after the time set for 
20     counting same shall be counted. The ballots shall be tabulated by the 
21     Board of Trustees, or their representatives. If a majority of the votes 
22     are favorable, the International President shall at once issue a call for a 
23     special convention for the purpose stated, such convention to be held 
24     not later than ninety (90) days after the tabulation of the ballots, and at 
25     a place to be determined by the Board of Directors.
26            The General Secretary and Treasurer shall, as soon as possible 
27     after the tabulation of the ballots, issue a circular to all subordinate 
28     bodies and International officers, giving the vote of each local and the 
29     results. All requests for a special convention, and the purpose for 
30     which the convention is desired, shall be published in the first issue of 
31     the International publication after the request is made.