Ch. 11

LAWS OF MARYLAND

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This corrects antiquated language and an
outdated reference and clarifies the language in
Article 89, § 4.

The antiquated language and the language being
clarified was contained in Ch. 671 of the Acts of
1904.

The Department of Labor and Industry became a division
of the Department of Licensing and Regulation in Ch.
402 of the Acts of 1970.

The outdated reference was noted by the Computer
Division of the Department of Legislative Reference.
The antiquated language was noted, and the
clarification was suggested by the professional staff
of the Department of Legislative Reference.

10.

All information of a personal character or pertaining to the
private, business of any person, firm or corporation, or which
might have a tendency to expose the profits or methods of doing
business by any person, firm or corporation, coming to the
knowledge of the Commissioner or person deputized by him, or to
the arbitrators selected under the aforesaid provisions, shall be
deemed confidential and so treated, and all documents and
testimony taken shall be filed in the office of the [Department]
DIVISION of Labor and Industry.

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(a) All elections shall be by secret ballot. Whenever two
or more labor organizations are included as choices in an
election, either participant, upon its prompt request to and
approval thereof by the Commissioner or his duly authorized
representatives, whose decision shall be final, may have its name
removed from the ballot. Any party may be represented by
observers of his own selection, subject to such limitations as
the Commissioner or his duly authorized representatives may
prescribe. Any party and the [Department] DIVISION of Labor and
Industry representatives may challenge, for good cause, the
eligibility of any person to participate in the election. The
ballots of such challenged persons shall be impounded. Upon the
conclusion of the election, the Commissioner or his duly
authorized representatives shall cause to be furnished to the
parties a tally of the ballots. Within five days after the tally
of ballots has been furnished, any party may file with the
Commissioner four copies of objections to the conduct of the
election or conduct affecting the results of the election, which
shall contain a short statement of the reasons therefor. Such
filing must be timely whether or not the challenged ballots are

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