Sec. 301. Electronic voting in Union elections
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to the provisions of this section, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall implement a system and procedures to conduct representation elections remotely using an electronic voting system. The procedures under paragraph
(1)shall ensure that each employee voting in a representation election may choose to cast a vote using either an internet voting system or a telephone voting system. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and in each subsequent report under Section 3(c) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, the Board shall submit to Congress a report containing a description of the following: For each representation petition under section 9 of the National Labor Relations Act filed— the case name and case number; the number of days between the petition and the election; the number of days between the stipulation or direction of election and the election; the method of the election; the results of the election; and the number of eligible voters, the number of voters participating in the election, and the method by which each of the voters submitted their vote. The total cost of conducting all elections the Board conducted through the system and procedures required by subsection (a). In this section: The term electronic voting system — includes an internet voting system and a telephone voting system; and does not include machines used for casting votes at a polling site or an electronic tabulation system where votes are cast non-electronically but counted electronically (such as a punch card or optical scanning system). The term internet voting system means an internet-based voting system that allows a participant to cast a ballot remotely using a personal computer or other mobile electronic device that is connected to the internet. The term telephone voting system means a voting system in which participants may cast a vote remotely using a telephone. The term remotely , used with respect to voting in a representation election, means a vote may be cast at any site chosen by a participant in such election. The term representation election means a representation election under section 9 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 159 ).
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