(a) Unless the Mediation Service receives a timely objection to a petition, the Mediation Service shall approve the petition to enter into a consent election agreement.
(b) (1) The Mediation Service shall investigate each timely objection to a petition from a labor organization that purports to represent a substantial number of employees whom the petition affects.
(2) If, after the investigation, the Mediation Service determines that the labor organization seems to represent a substantial number of employees whom the petition affects, the Mediation Service shall place the name of the labor organization on the official ballot to be used in the consent election.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 4 - Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes
Subtitle 2 - Choice of Bargaining Representative
Section 4-207 - Petition for Consent Election
Section 4-208 - Disposition of Petition
Section 4-209 - Agreement for Consent Election
Section 4-210 - Procedure for Consent Election
Section 4-211 - Tally of Ballots
Section 4-212 - Challenged Ballots
Section 4-213 - Objection to Consent Election
Section 4-214 - Report on Investigations
Section 4-215 - Exception to Report