# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 4. Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes

### Subtitle 2. Choice of Bargaining Representative

#### Section 4-216

(a) Whenever the Mediation Service receives a timely exception to a report on a challenged ballot or an objection, the Mediation Service shall determine whether the exception raises a substantial and material issue with respect to the conduct or result of the consent election.

(b)

  (1) If the Mediation Service determines that an exception raises a substantial and material issue, the Mediation Service may hold a hearing on the exception.

  (2) The Mediation Service shall serve notice of the hearing on each party.

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Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)