[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1206.1]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                   CHAPTER X--NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD
 
PART 1206_HANDLING REPRESENTATION DISPUTES UNDER THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT
--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1206.1  Run-off elections.




Sec.
1206.1 Run-off elections.
1206.2 Percentage of valid authorizations required to determine 
          existence of a representation dispute.
1206.3 Age of authorization cards.
1206.4 Time limits on applications.
1206.5 Necessary evidence of intervenor's interest in a representation 
          dispute.
1206.6 Eligibility of dismissed employees to vote.
1206.7 Construction of this part.
1206.8 Amendment or rescission of rules in this part.

    Authority: 44 Stat. 577, as amended; 45 U.S.C. 151-163.

    Source: 12 FR 3083, May 10, 1947, unless otherwise noted. 
Redesignated at 13 FR 8740, Dec. 30, 1948.

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    (a) If in an election among any craft or class no organization or 
individual receives a majority of the legal votes cast, or in the event 
of a tie vote, a second or run-off election shall be held forthwith: 
Provided, That a written request by an individual or organization 
entitled to appear on the run-off ballot is submitted to the Board 
within ten (10) days after the date of the report of results of the 
first election.
    (b) In the event a run-off election is authorized by the Board, the 
names of the two individuals or organizations which received the highest 
number of votes cast in the first election shall be placed on the run-
off ballot, and no blank line on which votes may write in the name of 
any organization or individual will be provided on the run-off ballot.
    (c) Employees who were eligible to vote at the conclusion of the 
first election shall be eligible to vote in the run-off election except 
(1) those employees whose employment relationship has terminated, and 
(2) those employees who are no longer employed in the craft or class.