{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-4-208","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 4–208","heading":"","body":"(a) Unless the Mediation Service receives a timely objection to a petition, the Mediation Service shall approve the petition to enter into a consent election agreement.\n(b) (1) The Mediation Service shall investigate each timely objection to a petition from a labor organization that purports to represent a substantial number of employees whom the petition affects.\n(2) If, after the investigation, the Mediation Service determines that the labor organization seems to represent a substantial number of employees whom the petition affects, the Mediation Service shall place the name of the labor organization on the official ballot to be used in the consent election.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=4-208","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"b3c2d10149da25ed62c5da7f206e5dc1619677d32f0e9822890d8816abd482ec","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-4-207","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-4-209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}