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Identify the controlling rule on the manner of election of labor organization officers and the consequences of noncompliance, applying it to the following scenario: A labor organization with 260 members holds elections for President, Vice-President, and Secretary-Treasurer for a two-year term. By‑laws require (i) election by secret ballot; (ii) voting eligibility for members in good standing for at least six months; (iii) a neutral Election Committee of three members unaffiliated with incumbent officers; (iv) notice of the election date posted at the main office at least 20 days prior and communicated in writing to all members; (v) ballots distributed at the start of the meeting; (vi) a single ballot box; (vii) no officer may serve more than two consecutive terms. The election is called by incumbent officers during a general assembly. The voting proceeds as follows: ballots are printed and distributed; there is a single ballot box; members vote by secret ballot after a pre‑election caucus endorsing a slate; notice of the election date was posted at the main office but not communicated in writing to all members; the Election Committee includes two incumbent officers among its three members; the slate is proclaimed the winners and the new officers are installed. Is the election valid? What remedies are available to protesting members or to the organization under law?