Section 78: Strike ballot

78. Strike ballot (1) Where a decision to have recourse to a strike has been taken under section 69 (6), the trade union of workers party to the dispute shall organise a strike ballot and notify the supervising officer accordingly. (2) The vote shall be taken by secret ballot and in the presence of the supervising officer. (3) A ballot shall be successful where it obtains an absolute majority of the workers concerned by the dispute in the bargaining unit. (4) — [Issue 9] E9A – 44 (cid:3) Revised Laws of Mauritius (cid:3) (5) The trade union shall keep the ballot papers and election documents in sealed envelopes and in safe custody for a period of at least 6 months from the date of the ballot. (6) No person shall tamper with a ballot paper, an election document or the seals of any envelope containing such papers. [S. 78 amended by s. 26 of Act 5 of 2013 w.e.f. 11 June 2013.]