Delaware Code Title 14. Education § 4011A. Majority verification procedure

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an employee organization may file a petition with the Board requesting certification as the exclusive representative of an appropriate bargaining unit based on a verification that over 50% of the employees in the proposed appropriate bargaining unit wish to be represented by the petitioner.  The Board shall require dated representation authorization signatures of affected employees as verification of the employee organization's claim of status.

(b) Upon receipt of an employee organization's petition, accompanied by employee authorization signatures under this section, the Board shall investigate the petition.  If the Board determines that over 50% of the employees in an appropriate bargaining unit have provided authorization signatures designating the employee organization specified in the petition as their exclusive representative, the Board may not order an election but shall certify the employee organization.