The opportunity for members to have a free, fair, and informed
expression of their choices among candidates seeking union office is a
prime objective of title IV of the Act. Voters can best be assured
opportunity for an informed choice if certain campaign rights are
guaranteed to candidates and their supporters. To this end, the statute
provides that adequate safeguards to insure a fair election shall be
provided, and states certain specific safeguards. These safeguards apply
not only to candidates for officer positions as defined in the Act but
also to candidates for delegate posts, if the delegates are to nominate
or elect officers.
