California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 3 - Public Employment Relations Board
Chapter 1 - Public Employment Relations Board
Subchapter 9 - State Mediation and Conciliation Service
Article 2 - Elections
Section 33009 - Objections

(a) Within 10 days following the service of the tally of ballots, any party to the election may file with the Board, at the appropriate regional office, objections to the conduct of the election. Any objections must be filed within the 10-day time period whether or not a runoff election is necessary or challenged ballots are sufficient in number to affect the results of the election.

(b) Service and proof of service of the objections pursuant to Section 32140 are required.

(c) Objections shall be entertained by the Board only on the following grounds:

(d) The statement of the objections must contain specific facts which, if true, would establish that the election result should be set aside, and must also describe with specificity how the alleged facts constitute objectionable conduct within the meaning of subsection (c) above.

(e) No party may allege as grounds for setting aside an election its own conduct or the conduct of its agents.

(f) At the direction of the Board, facts alleged as supportive of the election conduct objected to shall be supported by declarations. Such declarations must be within the personal knowledge of the declarant, or must otherwise be admissible in a representation hearing pursuant to Section 32175. The declarations shall specify the details of each occurrence; identify the person(s) alleged to have engaged in the allegedly objectionable conduct; state their relationship to the parties; state where and when the allegedly objectionable conduct occurred; and give a detailed description of the allegedly objectionable conduct. All declarations shall state the date and place of execution and shall be signed by the declarant and certified by them to be true under penalty of perjury.

(g) The Board shall dismiss objections that fail to satisfy the requirements of subsections (a) through (d). The objecting party may appeal the dismissal to the Board itself in accordance with Chapter 1, Subchapter 4, Article 3 of these regulations.