Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 243 § 243.686 — Representation elections; ballot form; determining organization to be
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 243 ·
Oregon Code § 243.686·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Representation elections; ballot form; determining organization to be
certified; consent elections.
(1) The Employment Relations Board shall place on the ballot only those labor
organizations designated to be placed on the ballot by more than 10 percent of
the employees in an appropriate bargaining unit.
(2) The ballot
shall contain a provision for marking no representation.
(3) The board
shall determine who is eligible to vote in the election and require the
employer to provide a complete list of all such eligible persons, their names,
addresses and job classifications to each candidate organization on the ballot
at least 20 days before the election is to occur.
(4) The labor
organization which receives the majority of the votes cast in an election shall
be certified by the board as the exclusive representative.
(5) In any
election where there are more than two choices on the ballot and none of the
choices receives a majority of the votes cast, a runoff election shall be
conducted. The ballot in the runoff election shall contain the two choices on
the original ballot that received the largest number of votes.
(6) Nothing in
this section is intended to prohibit the waiving of hearings by stipulation for
the purpose of a consent election, in conformity with the rules of the board. [1973
c.536 §8; 1983 c.83 §27; 1997 c.11 §4; 2010 c.22 §1]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 243.686
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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