Sec. 8.18  The Secretary of FINRA Regulation may extend a time period under this Article for good cause shown. In extraordinary circumstances, the Secretary of FINRA Regulation, with the approval of the Executive Committee or the Board, may adopt additional procedures for elections under this Article.

Sec. 8.17  The Independent Agent shall count the votes received for each candidate in a district.

Sec. 8.13  The Independent Agent shall investigate any ballot returned undelivered and shall determine whether it was sent to the FINRA member's address of record. If incorrectly addressed, the Independent Agent shall send a new ballot to the address of record.

Sec. 8.12  Eligibility to vote in a district-level election shall be based on FINRA's membership records as of a date selected by the Secretary of FINRA Regulation that is not more than 30 days before the date of mailing of the ballot.

Sec. 8.11  The Secretary of FINRA Regulation shall send a ballot to the Executive Representative of each FINRA member eligible to vote in the district.

Sec. 8.10  The Secretary of FINRA Regulation shall provide administrative support to all candidates, according to procedures published by the Secretary. Any candidate may also send communications to FINRA members eligible to vote in the district at the candidate's own expense, provided that such communications clearly state that they represent the opinions of the candidate.