{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-423.29","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.29","heading":"Directing election in bargaining unit; eligibility to vote; rules; rerun and runoff elections; election on petition of persons not parties to collective bargaining agreement.","body":"Sec. 29.\n\nAn election shall not be directed in any bargaining unit or any subdivision within which, in the preceding 12-month period, a valid election was held. The commission shall determine who is eligible to vote in the election and shall promulgate rules governing the election. A rerun election may be conducted in the event of conduct improperly affecting a prior election. In an election involving more than 2 choices, where none of the choices on the ballot receives a majority vote, a runoff election shall be conducted between the 2 choices receiving the 2 largest numbers of valid votes cast in the election. An election shall not be directed in any bargaining unit or subdivision thereof where there is in force and effect a valid collective bargaining agreement which was not prematurely extended and which is of fixed duration. A collective bargaining agreement shall not bar an election upon the petition of persons not parties thereto where more than 3 years have elapsed since the agreement's execution or last timely renewal, whichever was later.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 423","Act Act-176-of-1939"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-423-29","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"39b7886d95fa27af6c4287d1c51dfc3e8b15a2d5c7d5941f7d8d4e95b99492b2","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-423.28","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-423.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}