# Housing and Community Development (GHS)

## Title 16. Montgomery County

### Subtitle 3. Collective Bargaining

#### Section 16-305

(a) An employee organization that is certified or that seeks certification as an exclusive representative shall submit to the labor relations administrator a copy of the employee organization's constitution and bylaws and any amendment to them.

(b) The constitution or bylaws shall include:

  (1) a pledge that the employee organization accepts members without regard to age, marital status, national origin, race, religion, disabilities, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity;

  (2) the right of members to participate in the affairs of the employee organization;

  (3) procedures for periodic elections of officers by secret ballot;

  (4) fair procedures governing disciplinary actions;

  (5) procedures for the accurate accounting of all income and expenditures;

  (6) a requirement that a certified annual financial report be produced; and

  (7) the right of members to inspect the employee organization's accounts.

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Md. Code Ann., Hous. & Cmty. Dev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)