Where write-in votes are permitted in an election subject to title
IV, details of the format of the ballot are left to the discretion of
the union. Ordinarily, the Secretary would become involved in such
matters only in the context of an election complaint under section 402
and then only if the arrangements for write-in votes were so
unreasonable that the outcome of the election may have been affected. Of
course, a union may, in accordance with its constitution and bylaws or
as a matter of stated policy, refuse to permit write-in votes.
