Section 4-210 - Procedure for consent election. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-210. Procedure for consent election.
 

(a)  In general.- The Mediation Service shall conduct each consent election by secret ballot. 

(b)  Removal from ballot.-  

(1) If at least two labor organizations are to be on the ballot for a consent election, a labor organization promptly may ask the Mediation Service to allow its name to be removed from the ballot. 

(2) A decision of the Mediation Service under this subsection is final. 

(c)  Observers.- Subject to any limitation that the Mediation Service sets, each party to a consent election may designate one or more observers to represent the party during the consent election. 

(d)  Challenge to voter eligibility.-  

(1) For good cause, a party to a consent election or the Mediation Service may challenge the eligibility of an individual to vote in the consent election. 

(2) The Mediation Service shall impound each challenged ballot. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 89, § 13; 1991, ch. 8, § 2; 2008, ch. 36, § 6.]