The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") has
signaled that it is exploring alternatives to traditional manual
paper-ballot elections. On June 10, the NLRB issued a "Request
for Information" ("RFI") concerning a "Secure
Electronic Voting Service."1 The RFI, which was
issued by the NLRB's government procurement office, requests
information on "industry solutions regarding the capacity,
availability, methodology, and interest of industry sources for
procuring and implementing secure electronic voting services for
both remote and on-site elections."
This is the second recent indication that the NLRB is
considering replacing the paper ballot with electronic voting
systems. Participants in recent industry groups have reported that
the NLRB has approached the vendor that is currently supplying
electronic voting systems to the National Mediation Board for
information about the systems in use for railroad and airline
industry elections.
