§ 4-5-307. ELECTION - IN GENERAL.

(a)

Limitation. An election may not be conducted in a representation unit unless at least 2 years have passed since the last election held in the representation unit.

(b)

Action of the Director of Human Resources. After a decision on disputed employee inclusions or exclusions, if required, if the Director of Human Resources determines that a question of representation exists in the representation unit, the Director shall:

(1)

Notify all employees within the representation unit that an election will be held; and

(2)

Request an impartial third party agency to conduct an election by secret ballot.

(c)

Content of the ballot. The ballot for an election shall include the following choices:

(1)

In accordance with the issues presented by the petition or petitions, exclusive representation by any employee organization seeking to obtain or continue representation rights; and

(2)

No exclusive representation.

(d)

Intervening organization. An employee organization may intervene in the election and have its name placed on the ballot if:

(1)

It files a petition not more than 15 calendar days after the day the original petition is filed;

(2)

It certifies that at least 30% of the employees of the representation unit have designated it to represent them in their employment relations with the county administration; and

(3)

The showing of interest required under paragraph (2) of this subsection is verified as provided in § 4-5-305 of this subtitle.

(1988 Code, §§ 25-52, 25-56) (Bill No. 11, 1992, § 1, 1-27-1992; Bill No. 147-97, § 1, 1-26-1998; Bill No. 112-98, § 1, 11-20-1998; Bill No. 66-99, § 2, 7-1-2004; Bill No. 71-03, §§ 3, 4, 7-1-2004; Bill No. 123-10, § 5, 1-16-2011)