A petition for an election to determine whether an exclusive representative should no longer represent a unit, known as a “decertification petition” and a “decertification election” may be filed only by an employee in that unit who is currently so represented. An employer may not initiate or assist an employee or group of employees in the filing of a decertification petition.

Authority: State Government Article, §22-306(e), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: April 1, 2002 (29:6 Md. R. 568)

Regulation .03B amended effective December 22, 2003 (30:25 Md. R. 1851)

Regulation .08 amended as an emergency provision effective December 23, 2002 (30:13 Md. R. 851); amended permanently effective September 29, 2003 (30:19 Md. R. 1334)

Regulation .08 repealed and new Regulation .08 adopted effective October 22, 2007 (34:21 Md. R. 1917)

Regulation .22 amended effective October 22, 2007 (34:21 Md. R. 1917)

Regulation .23A amended as an emergency provision effective December 23, 2002 (30:13 Md. R. 851); amended permanently effective September 29, 2003 (30:19 Md. R. 1334)

Regulation .23A amended effective December 22, 2003 (30:25 Md. R. 1851)

Regulation .23B-1 adopted effective September 29, 2003 (30:19 Md. R. 1335)

Chapter revised effective July 11, 2022 (49:14 Md. R. 704)

Regulations .01—.27 under State Higher Education Labor Relations Board, Hearings repealed and new Regulations .01—.05 under Public Employee Relations Board, Decertification Elections adopted effective May 13, 2024 (51:9 Md. R. 414)