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CFR	Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to U.S. Department of Labor

Title 29

Labor

Chapter IV

Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor

Part 452

General Statement Concerning the Election Provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959

Subpart I

Election Procedures; Rights of Members

• Section Number: 452.117
• Section Name: Majority of votes not required for election.

    A labor organization may by its constitution and bylaws provide for 
the election of the candidate who receives the greatest number of votes, 
although he does not have a majority of all the votes cast. 
Alternatively, it may provide that where no candidate receives a 
majority of all the votes cast, a run-off election be held between the 
two candidates having the highest vote. Similarly, a labor organization 
conducting an election to choose five members of an executive board may 
designate as elected from among all the nominees the five candidates who 
receive the highest vote.