Section 3-404 - Certification filing requirements. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-404. Certification filing requirements.
 

Each employee organization that seeks certification as an exclusive representative shall file with the Board: 

(1) a copy of the employee organization's governing documents, which: 

(i) give individual members the right to participate in activities of the organization; 

(ii) require periodic elections by secret ballot that are conducted with recognized safeguards to ensure the equal rights of all members to nominate, seek office, and vote in the elections; 

(iii) direct full and accurate accounting of all income and expenses using standard accounting methods; and 

(iv) require an annual report that is made available to all members of the appropriate bargaining unit; and 

(2) a certification that the organization: 

(i) accepts members without regard to any factor in § 2-302(b) of this article; and 

(ii) will deny membership only to an employee for a reason that is acceptable to the Board. 
 

[1999, ch. 298, § 2.]