Article 9

Political Requirements of Union Officials

  12.         International Officers, International Board
  13.    Members, International Representatives and Lo-
  14.    cal Union Officers shall, from the date of taking
  15.    office, shall be required to register and vote in elections
  16.    for civil officers in the area in which their homes
  17.    are located, provided they are eligible under the
  18.    laws of the area and that it is a physical possibility
  19.    for them to do so. Violation of this Section shall
  20.    subject the person charged to discipline, in pursu-
  21.    ance of the procedure provided for in this Consti-
  22.    tution.