60CC-2.006. Cost of Conducting Election

(1) Whenever the Commission orders an election, or where a consent election agreement has been approved, the Commission where appropriate: (a) May order the parties to share equally the Commission’s costs of conducting such election; or (b) May order a party to pay all or any part of the Commission’s entire cost of conducting the election if its conduct increased the costs of the election, requires a rerun election or otherwise constitutes an abuse of Commission process. (2) Costs shall include: postage, commercial printing costs; payments to poll clerks; travel, per diem; media services; rental of equipment; rental of facilities; and shipping charges. (3) All monies received by the Commission pursuant to this rule shall be deposited in the Public Employees Relations Commission Trust Fund.