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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 14.30.10.07" title_num="14" subtitle_num="30" chapter_num="10" heading="Evaluation of Showing of Interest Forms.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Review by Executive Director.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Each name on the showing of interest forms shall be compared with the names on the employer list.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Each valid showing of interest form shall be marked in the upper right hand corner in a suitable fashion to show it has been accepted.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Each invalid showing of interest form shall be marked as:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“NOL” if the name is not on the employer list;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Excluded” or with an abbreviation thereof if named by the employer as an excluded employee; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>“Invalid” or with an abbreviation thereof if determined invalid by the Executive Director.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Forms marked “excluded” or with an abbreviation shall indicate the employer’s stated reason for exclusion as follows:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Managerial employee;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Confidential employee;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>When excluded from the definition of public employee, a supervisory employee; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Other stated reason for exclusion.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Forms marked “invalid” shall show the reason for invalidity as follows:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Illegible;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A duplicate showing of interest form for the same petitioner;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Fraudulent; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Other stated reason for invalidity.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If an employee files one showing of interest form for more than one exclusive representative, one form for each exclusive representative shall be valid if the showing of interest form otherwise complies with this subtitle.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The number of accepted showing of interest forms shall be tabulated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>If the Executive Director determines the showing of interest is not adequate, the Executive Director shall allow the petitioner a minimum of an additional 30 days to submit additional showing of interest forms after the petitioner is notified of the determination.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Showing of interest forms are confidential and may not be released unless a petition is declared invalid. If a petition is declared invalid, the marked showing of interest forms shall be returned to the petitioner.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>