SAG Mailing Ballots May 19

The Screen Actors Guild announced Wednesday afternoon that ratification ballots for the proposed new TV-theatrical contract will be mailed to the membership May 19.

Those SAG members with up-to-date dues will be able to vote the AMPTP offer up or down by June 9, when all ballots are due. The final tally should be available within hours of the 5 pm PDT deadline.

A simple majority decides whether SAG has a new Codified Basic Agreement that will expire June 30, 2011.

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Jay Fernandez writes for The Hollywood Reporter.