(a) The Mediation Service shall conduct each consent election by secret ballot.
(b) (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) 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) (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.
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