12- 180 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 42
The executive director shall conduct all elections by secret ballot, at times and places and in such manner as the executive director may direct. When determining the method of voting and the selection of polling sites, the executive director shall consider the total number of eligible voters, the nature and geographic location of the work stations of eligible voters, the number of eligible voters at each work station, and the expressed desire of the parties, if any. The executive director may require the parties to attend a pre-election conference or participate in a telephone conference call to give relevant information upon which to base a decision regarding the date, time, place and manner of the election or to ascertain the identity of eligible voters. The determination of all disputed questions by the executive director regarding the date, time, place and manner of the election may be appealed to the Board within 5 working days of that ruling or determination, in accordance with section 54 of this Chapter.
12- 180 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 42