California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 3 - Public Employment Relations Board
Chapter 5 - Meyers-Milias-Brown Act
Subchapter 1 - Enforcement and Application of Local Rules Concerning Unit Determinations, Recognition, Representation and Elections
Article 2 - Elections
Section 61105 - Ballot
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) All elections shall be conducted by secret ballot under the supervision of the Board.
(b) Ballots shall be prepared under the supervision of the Board. The order of voting choices and the wording of each ballot entry shall be determined by the Board absent an approved agreement of the parties.
(c) Except in the case of a runoff election, in which the ballot entries are determined pursuant to Section 61145, or an election conducted pursuant to either Article 4 or 7 of this Chapter, the ballot entry of "No Representation" shall appear on each ballot in a representation election.
(d) At any time prior to issuance of the notice of election (pursuant to Section 61110), an employee organization may file a request with the regional office to have its name removed from the ballot. The request shall disclaim any interest in representing the employees in the described unit. Service and proof of service of the request pursuant to Section 32140 are required.
1. New section filed 6-11-2001 as an emergency; operative 7-1-2001 (Register 2001, No. 24). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-29-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-11-2001 order transmitted to OAL 10-18-2001 and filed 12-4-2001 (Register 2001, No. 49).
3. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 4-11-2006; operative 5-11-2006 (Register 2006, No. 15).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 3509(a) and 3541.3(g), Government Code. Reference: Sections 3502.5, 3507, 3507.1, 3509 and 3541.3, Government Code.
