{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-452.110","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 452.110","heading":"Adequate safeguards.","body":"(a) In addition to the election safeguards discussed in this part, the Act contains a general mandate in section 401(c), that adequate safeguards to insure a fair election shall be provided. Such safeguards are not required to be included in the union's constitution and bylaws, but they must be observed. A labor organization's wide range of discretion regarding the conduct of elections is thus circumscribed by a general rule of fairness. For example, if one candidate is permitted to have his nickname appear on the ballot, his opponent should enjoy the same privilege.\n(b) A union's failure to provide voters with adequate instructions for properly casting their ballots may violate the requirement of adequate safeguards to insure a fair election.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER IV—OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER A—LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS","PART 452—GENERAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE ELECTION PROVISIONS OF THE LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1959","Subpart I—Election Procedures; Rights of Members"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"bbd5468eb97469f72209b2afb5804b8c8c6968de61e6046a12a315dedd1b9b73","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-452.109","next":"us/29-cfr-452.111"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}