Section 180-11-57 - Runoff Election The executive director shall conduct a runoff election when an election in which the ballot provided for three or more choices ultimately results in no choice receiving a majority of the valid ballots cast. A runoff election may not be held until any objections filed have been resolved by the Board.
1.Eligibility of Voters in Runoff Election. Only employees who were eligible to vote in the initial election and who remain in the bargaining unit on the date of the runoff election are eligible to vote in the runoff election.2.Ballot Format in Runoff Election. The ballot in the runoff election must provide for selection between the choices receiving the largest and second largest numbers of valid votes in the initial election. The order of appearance of the choices on the rerun ballot are based on the order of appearance in the initial election.12- 180 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 57