August 2022

Name	Subject Matter	Date Issued	Case Number(s)	Topic(s)
City of Richmond -and-Michigan Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council -and- Police Officers Association of Michigan	Challenge to Tabulation of Election Results: Incumbent POAM Challenged the Decision of MERC’s Elections Officer to Spoil One of the Returned Ballots Because the Return Envelope Was Not Signed; Commission Followed NLRB’s Long Standing Precedent That the Signature Was Necessary so the Ballot Could be Identified as Cast by an Eligible Voting Employee and Found No Reason to Deviate From its Requirement That Return Ballot Envelopes be Signed; Commission Upheld Decision of Elections Officer and Ordered the Ballot Remain Unopened, Therefore, Certifying Petitioner as the Exclusive Bargaining Agent.	7/52022	22-C-0518-RC	Challenge to Tabulation of Election Results; Return Envelope Signature

August 2022