(A) Whenever, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Board, a petition is filed by a labor organization containing the valid signatures of at least 30% of the employees in an appropriate bargaining unit, the Board shall conduct a secret ballot representation election.
(B) Once a labor organization has filed a valid show of interest petition with the Board calling for a representation election, other labor organizations may seek to be placed on the ballot. Any organization may file a petition containing the valid signatures of not less than 10% of the employees in the appropriate bargaining unit no later than 10 days after the Board has posted a written notice that the showing of interest petition containing the signatures of not less than 30% of the employees has been filed by a labor organization.
(C) All representation elections shall include the option for no representation.
(D) In the event of an election with more than 2 choices on the ballot where none of the choices received a majority of the votes cast, a run-off election shall be held within 30 days. The choices on the run-off election shall consist of the 2 choices which received the most votes.
(E) Where a majority of the votes cast are in favor of representation by a labor organization and at least 60% of the members in the bargaining unit have cast a vote, the Board shall certify the labor organization as the exclusive representative for all employees in that appropriate bargaining unit. No labor organization shall be certified as an exclusive representative unless at least 60% of the members of the bargaining unit vote in the initial representation election or run-off election.
(F) No election shall be conducted if an election has been conducted in the 12-month period immediately preceding the proposed representation election. No election shall be held during the term of an existing collective bargaining agreement, except as provided in § 34.13(B) of the Labor Management Relations Chapter.
(G) Any election disputes shall be resolved by the Board.
(H) The cost of elections, including the Board member compensation and the election supervisor, shall be borne equally by the parties.
(Ord. 1-93, passed 3-28-1994)