12- 180 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 43
The employees eligible to vote are those who were employed on the last pay date prior to the filing of the petition, who are employed on the date of the election, and who meet the applicable requirements defining covered employees set forth in 26 M.R.S.A. §§962(6), 979- A(6), 1022(11) or 1282(5). Employees not working on election day because of illness, vacation, leave of absence or other reason are eligible to vote if they have a reasonable expectation of continued employment. If the period of time between the date of the filing of the petition and the date of the election exceeds 6 months, the employees eligible to vote are those otherwise eligible employees who have been employed at least 6 months and who are employed on the date of the election.
12- 180 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 43