{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-452.43","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 452.43","heading":"Representative categories.","body":"In the case of a position which is representative of a unit defined on a geographic, craft, shift, or similar basis, a labor organization may by its constitution or bylaws limit eligibility for candidacy and for holding office to members of the represented unit. For example, a national or international labor organization may establish regional vice-presidencies and require that each vice-president be a member of his respective region. This kind of limitation would not be considered reasonable, however, if applied to general officers such as the president, vice-president, recording secretary, financial secretary, and treasurer. If eligibility of delegates to a convention which will elect general officers is limited to special categories of members, all such categories within the organization must be represented.","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 E—Candidacy for Office; Reasonable Qualifications"],"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":"80163b77f94868fa9b78939ee3a96e8bdd3ada9ef47962ad652b86d0a2a592f0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-452.42","next":"us/29-cfr-452.44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}