Agencies through which a referendum shall be conducted.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) Agricultural Marketing Service. The Administrator shall: (1) Determine the referendum period. (2) Give producers and importers reasonable advance notice of the referendum (i) by utilizing without advertising expense, available media of public information (including, but not being limited to, press and radio facilities) to (ii) by such other means as the Administrator may deem advisable. (3) Provide ballots and related material to be used in the referendum to FSA. The ballots: (i) shall provide for recording essential information for ascertaining whether the person voting is an eligible voter, and (ii) may provide for recording the total amount of Upland cotton produced by the producer or the total amount of cotton imported by the importer during the appropriate representative period. (4) Make available to producers through FSA county offices instructions on voting, an appropriate ballot and, except in the case of a referendum on the termination or suspension of an order, a summary of the terms and conditions of the order. The instructions on voting shall explain the method to be used in determining the amount of Upland cotton produced during the representative period and shall specify whether such amount is to be entered on the ballot by the voter, subject to the following terms and conditions: (i) If a current production year for which harvesting has not been completed is designated as the representative period, the amount of Upland cotton produced shall be determined by

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1205.202