{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-452.117","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 452.117","heading":"Majority of votes not required for election.","body":"A labor organization may by its constitution and bylaws provide for the election of the candidate who receives the greatest number of votes, although he does not have a majority of all the votes cast. Alternatively, it may provide that where no candidate receives a majority of all the votes cast, a run-off election be held between the two candidates having the highest vote. Similarly, a labor organization conducting an election to choose five members of an executive board may designate as elected from among all the nominees the five candidates who receive the highest vote.","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":"8d84c415e93e9b925a63ff2101a557dc8ff3b8fd4ed5405864a4fcc4c8ca4645","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-452.116","next":"us/29-cfr-452.118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}