5 C.F.R. § 2422.23 Election procedures.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
(a) Regional Director conducts or supervises election. The Regional Director will decide to conduct or supervise the election. In supervised elections, agencies will perform all acts as specified in the Election Agreement or Direction of Election. (b) Notice of election. Prior to the election a notice of election, prepared by the Regional Director, will be posted by the activity in places where notices to employees are customarily posted and/or distributed in a manner by which notices are normally distributed. The notice of election will contain the details and procedures of the election, including the appropriate unit, the eligibility period, the date(s), hour(s) and location(s) of the election, a sample ballot, and the effect of the vote. (c) Sample ballot. The reproduction of any document purporting to be a copy of the official ballot that suggests either directly or indirectly to employees that the Authority endorses a particular choice in the election may constitute grounds for setting aside an election if objections are filed under §2422.26. (d) Secret ballot. All elections will be by secret ballot. (e) Intervenor withdrawal from ballot. When two or more labor organizations are included as choices in an election, an intervening labor organization may, prior to the approval of an election agreement or before the direction of an election, file a written request with the Regional Director to remove its name from the ballot. If the request is not received prior to the approval of an election agreement or before the direction of an election, unless the parties and the Regional Director agree otherwise, the intervening labor organization will remain on the ballot. The Regional Director's decision on the request is final and not subject to the filing of an application for review with the Authority. (f) Incumbent withdrawal from ballot in an election to decertify an incumbent representative. When there is no intervening labor organization, an election to decertify an incumbent exclusive representative will not be held if the incumbent provides the Regional Director with a written disclaimer of any representation interest in the unit. When there is an intervenor, an election will be held if the intervening labor organization proffers a thirty percent (30%) showing of interest within the time period established by the Regional Director. (g) Petitioner withdraws from ballot in an election. When there is no intervening labor organization, an election will not be held if the petitioner provides the Regional Director with a written request to withdraw the petition. When there is an intervenor, an election will be held if the intervening labor organization proffers a thirty percent (30%) showing of interest within the time period established by the Regional Director. (h) Observers. All parties are entitled to representation at the polling location(s) by observers of their own selection subject to the Regional Director's approval. (1) Parties desiring to name observers must file in writing with the Regional Director a request for specifically named observers at least fifteen (15) days prior to an election. The Regional Director may grant an extension of time for filing a request for specifically named observers for good cause where a party requests such an extension or on the Regional Director's own motion. The request must name and identify the observers requested. (2) An agency or activity may use as its observers any employees who are not eligible to vote in the election, except: (i) Supervisors or management officials; (ii) Employees who have any official connection with any of the labor organizations involved; or (iii) Non-employees of the Federal government. (3) A labor organization may use as its observers any employees eligible to vote in the election, except: (i) Employees on leave without pay status who are working for the labor organization involved; or (ii) Employees who hold an elected office in the union. (4) Objections to a request for specific observers must be filed with the Regional Director stating the reasons in support within five (5) days after service of the request. (5) The Regional Director's ruling on requests for and objections to observers is final and binding and is not subject to the filing of an application for review with the Authority.
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 2422—REPRESENTATION PROCEEDINGS
§ 2422.23 Election procedures.
