{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-452.51","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 452.51","heading":"Declaration of candidacy.","body":"A union may not adopt rules which in their effect discourage or paralyze any opposition to the incumbent officers. Therefore, it would not be a reasonable qualification to require members to file a declaration of candidacy several months in advance of the nomination meeting since such a requirement would have such effect and “serves no reasonable purpose which cannot otherwise be satisfied without resort to this procedure.” 31","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":"aea8261f9d9d1262dcc3e2341f062f841d48c28dbe467380c3231ad8eecf1402","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-452.50","next":"us/29-cfr-452.52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}