29 CFR § 452.95 - Absentee ballots.

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title: "29 CFR § 452.95 - Absentee ballots."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "452.95"
section_name: "Absentee ballots."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
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part_name: "GENERAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE ELECTION PROVISIONS OF THE LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1959"
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authority: "Secs. 401, 402, 73 Stat. 532, 534 (29 U.S.C. 481, 482); Secretary's Order No. 03-2012, 77 FR 69376, November 16, 2012."
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# 452.95 Absentee ballots.

Where the union knows in advance that a substantial number or a particular segment of the members will not be able to exercise their right to vote in person, as, for example, when access to a polling place is impracticable for many members because of shipping assignments, absentee ballots or other means of voting must be made available. 
<sup>45</sup>
[^] In the event absentee ballots are necessary the organization must give its members reasonable notice of the availability of such ballots. 
<sup>46</sup>
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<sup>45</sup> *Goldberg* v. *Marine Cooks and Stewards Union,* 204 F. Supp. 844 (N.D. Cal. 1962).

<sup>46</sup> *Wirtz* v. *Local Union 262, Glass Bottle Blowers Association,* 290 F. Supp. 965 (N.D. Calif. 1968).