29 CFR 452.46 : Labor (§ 0.735-1 To Parts 4908-4999) — (§ 100.101 To Parts 472-499) — Regulations Relating To Labor (§ 100.101 To Parts 472-499) — Office Of Labor-Management Standards, Department Of Labor (Part 400 To Parts 472-499) — Labor-Management Standards (Part 400 To § 453.26) — General Statement Concerning The Election Provisions Of The Labor-Management Reporting And Disclosure Act Of 1959 (§ 452.1 To § 452.138) — Candidacy For Office; Reasonable Qualifications (§ 452.32 To § 452.54) — Characteristics of candidate.

A labor organization may establish certain restrictions on the right to be a candidate on the basis of personal characteristics which have a direct bearing on fitness for union office. A union may, for example, require a minimum age for candidacy. However, a union may not establish such rules if they would be inconsistent with any other Federal law. Thus, it ordinarily may not limit eligibility for office to persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, or national origin since this would be inconsistent with the Civil Rights Act of 1964.