12- 180 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 45
At least 15 calendar days prior to the election, or prior to the distribution of ballots for any election to be conducted by mail, the executive director shall prepare and distribute a Notice of Election. The Notice of Election must specify the classifications or categories of employees in the bargaining unit for which the election is to be conducted, rules concerning eligibility to vote, the choices presented to the voter, and a sample ballot. For a mail-ballot election, the notice must indicate the date the ballots will be mailed or distributed to the prospective voters, the date and time the ballots will be counted and the latest date and time by which the completed ballots must be received at the offices of the Board in order to be counted. For an on-site election, the notice must specify the dates and polling places for the election and the hours the polls will be open. The notice may contain additional information and instructions as the executive director may consider appropriate.
12- 180 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 45