# State Government (GSG)

## Title 22. Public Employee Relations

### Subtitle 4. Elections and Certification of Exclusive Representatives

#### Section 22-404

Each employee organization that seeks certification as an exclusive representative shall file with the Board:

(1) a copy of the employee organization's governing documents that:

  (i) give individual members the right to participate in activities of the organization;

  (ii) require periodic elections by secret ballot that are conducted with recognized safeguards to ensure the equal rights of all members to nominate, seek office, and vote in the elections; and

  (iii) direct full and accurate accounting of all income and expenses using standard accounting methods; and

(2) a certification that the employee organization accepts members without regard to any characteristic listed in Sec. 22-201(d) of this title.

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Md. Code Ann., State Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)