(1)
Fall election.
a. The fall
election shall be conducted by electronic voting provided for by a vendor
selected by the agency.
b. The fall
election shall commence on the second Tuesday in October at 8 a.m. and shall
apply to all collective bargaining agreements which expire the following year
on June 30 or on a date between 270 and 365 days after the end of the
election.
c. Voting in the fall
election shall cease at 9 a.m. on the fourth Tuesday in October following the
commencement of the election.
d.
The fall election calendar shall be as follows (if any event designated by this
subrule occurs on a Saturday or Sunday or any day on which the
agency's office
is closed due to a state holiday, the time for the event shall be extended to
include the next business day):
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Event Date
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Event
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August 1
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Employers may voluntarily begin to upload voter lists
in suPERB.
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August 15
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The agency files notices of intent to conduct a
retention/recertification election.
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August 18
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Any contract extensions must be received by the agency.
If the parties reach an agreement on an extension and have notified the agency
in writing by this date, an election will not be conducted. Additionally, if
either party chooses to file an objection to the notice of intent to conduct a
recertification/retention election, such objections must be filed in
EDMS.
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August 25
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Deadline for an employer to upload a voter list in
suPERB.
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August 26
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If an employer fails to upload the voter list, the
agency will file a notice of show cause hearing to be held.
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August 28
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Employer show cause hearings, if necessary, must be
completed.
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September 1
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Deadline for employee organizations to approve the
employer's voter list in suPERB.
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September 2
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If an employee organization fails to approve the voter
list, the agency will file a notice of show cause hearing to be held.
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September 4
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Employee organizations' show cause hearings, if
necessary, must be completed.
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September 9
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The agency shall notify employee organizations of the
applicable fees for the retention/recertification election.
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September 19
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Deadline for employee organizations to submit the
retention/recertification fee. This is also the last day for the parties to
agree to changes to the voting list.
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September 20
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The agency shall issue the order directing the
retention/recertification election.
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Second Tuesday in October
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Commencement of election period beginning at 8
a.m.
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Fourth Tuesday in October
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Cessation of election period at 9 a.m.
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Ten days following the fourth Tuesday in October
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Deadline for e-filing of objections.
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(2)
Spring election.
a. The spring election shall be carried out
by mail ballot.
b. The spring
election shall commence with the mailing of ballots to eligible voters no later
than the first Tuesday in March and shall apply to all collective bargaining
agreements that expire the following year on a date between 270 and 365 days
after the end of the spring election.
c. The spring election will end with the
tallying of the ballots on the fourth Friday in March at 9 a.m. All ballots
must be received by the agency by this time, or they will not be
counted.
d. The spring election
calendar shall be as follows (if any event designated by this subrule occurs on
a Saturday or Sunday or any day on which the
agency's office is closed due to a
state holiday, the time for the event shall be extended to include the next
business day):
|
Event Date
|
Event
|
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January 1
|
Employers may voluntarily begin to upload voter lists
in suPERB.
|
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January 15
|
The agency files notices of intent to conduct a
retention/recertification election.
|
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January 18
|
Any contract extensions must be received by the agency.
If the parties reach an agreement on an extension and have notified the agency
in writing by this date, an election will not be conducted. Additionally, if
either party chooses to file an objection to the notice of intent to conduct a
recertification/retention election, such objections must be filed in
EDMS.
|
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January 25
|
Deadline for an employer to upload a voter list in
suPERB.
|
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January 26
|
If an employer fails to upload the voter list, the
agency will file a notice of show cause hearing to be held.
|
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January 28
|
Employer show cause hearings, if necessary, must be
completed.
|
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February 1
|
Deadline for employee organizations to approve the
employer's voter list in suPERB.
|
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February 2
|
If an employee organization fails to approve the voter
list, the agency will file a notice of show cause hearing to be held.
|
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February 4
|
Employee organizations' show cause hearings, if
necessary, must be completed.
|
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February 9
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The agency shall notify employee organizations of the
applicable fees for the retention/recertification election.
|
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February 19
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Deadline for employee organizations to submit the
retention/recertification fee. This is also the last day for the parties to
agree to changes to the voting list.
|
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February 20
|
The agency shall issue the order directing the
retention/recertification election.
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First Tuesday in March
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Commencement of election period begins with the mailing
of ballots.
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Fourth Friday in March
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Cessation of election period at 9 a.m. All ballots must
be received to the agency.
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Ten days following the fourth Friday in March
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Deadline for e-filing of objections.
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(3)
Date of the election.
For the purposes of this chapter, the date of an election shall be the date on
which the ballots were tallied.
The board will determine which bargaining units are subject to
retention and recertification election in the immediate state fiscal year based
on the contract uploaded to suPERB. Changes or extensions to contracts uploaded
to suPERB after August 18 for fall elections and January 18 for spring
elections will not alter the date of the election. If a collective bargaining
agreement indicates the agreement is for a term of one year but does not
clearly specify the effective commencement and termination dates, the agency
will presume the collective bargaining agreement is for a term of one year
commencing July 1 and ending June 30 unless the agreement clearly states an
alternate term and effective dates.
Notes
Iowa Admin. Code r. 621-15.2
Adopted by
IAB
May 22, 2019/Volume XLI, Number 24, effective
6/26/2019
Amended by
IAB
May 19, 2021/Volume XLIII, Number 24, effective
6/23/2021
Amended by
IAB
September 21, 2022/Volume XLV, Number 6, effective
8/22/2022
Amended by
IAB
May 3, 2023/Volume XLV, Number 22, effective
6/7/2023
