MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 2073

(2)   Thereafter, if any other employee organization
certifies that it has a membership enrollment of at least
ten percent (10%) of the total number of public school
employees in such unit, as of said June 1, then, in such
event, an election shall be held, in which the public
school employees in such unit shall be offered a choice
among each of said employee organizations as the
exclusive representative of all public school employees
in said unit or of no exclusive representation.

(3)    If no other employee organization certifies
that it has a membership enrollment of at least ten
percent (10%) of the total number of public school
employees in such unit, then, upon request by said
employee organization described in subsection (1) hereof,
an election shall be held wherein the ballot shall offer
a choice between exclusive representation by such
organization and no exclusive representation.

(4)    If no other employee organization certifies
that it has a membership enrollment of at least ten
percent (10%) of the total number of public school
employees in such unit, and no request for election is
made as provided for in subsection (3) hereof, then, upon
further certification by said employee organization
described in subsection (1) hereof that it has a
membership enrollment of the majority of the public
school employees in such unit in said county or Baltimore
City, in such event the public school employer shall
designate said employee organization as the exclusive
representative of all public school employees in said
unit in such county or Baltimore City.

(5)    The State Board of Education shall adopt
reasonable rules and regulations for verifying the number
of certificated employees (or persons of equivalent
status in Baltimore City) of the public school employer
who are members in good standing of an employee
organization on the date of such certification or who may
have signed a petition provided for herein. The State
Board of Education shall adopt reasonable rules and
regulations for the conduct of elections held hereunder
and the certification of the results thereof, and it
shall provide supervision of such elections. Such
elections shall be conducted in each school facility
where public school employees are assigned on a regularly
scheduled school day, in a manner assuring the secrecy of
the ballot, and all such elections shall be held on a
regular working day for public school employees, between
June 1 and June 15 inclusive, except that such an
election shall not be held in Baltimore City in the year
1968. AFTER JUNE 1, 1974, ALL ELECTIONS TO CHOOSE THE
EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE OF A UNIT IN BALTIMORE CITY
SHALL BE HELD BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1 AND NOVEMBER 15 NEXT