That is axactly what happened where I work. The only people there at the voting process were union officials nobody was present from the labor board or the company HR department since the company were incourging the union so they could reopen the government contract that they had so they could more money after under biding to get the contract. I thought somebody else had to be there to insure a honest vote but this was not the case. I don't believe they had fifty percent then nor do I believe they have fifty percent now. But I don't know how to fight them even though they did tell me that if I did not join the IBEW union that I would be out of a job I told them to go ahead and fire me then and see how fast I would get a lawyer. Well I still have a job so far but who knows.