Canvassing requests.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) Canvassing of Form LS-51-1 shall take place at the opening of county FSA offices on the 5th business day following the Request for Referendum period. Such canvassing, acting on behalf of the Administrator, AMS, shall be in the presence of at least two members of the county committee. If two or more of the counties have been combined and are served by one county office, the canvassing of the requests shall be conducted by at least one member of the county committee from each county served by the county office. The FSA State committee or the State Executive Director if authorized by the State Committee, may designate the County Executive Director (CED) and a county or State FSA office employee to canvass the requests and report the results instead of two members of the county committee when it is determined that the number of eligible voters is so limited that having two members of the county committee present for this function is impractical, and designate the CED and/or another county or State FSA office employee to canvass requests in any emergency situation precluding at least two members of the county committee from being present to carry out the functions required in this section. (b) The request for referendum should be canvassed as follows: (1) (2) (c) (d) (e) (1) Form LS-51-1 is not signed or all required information has not been provided; (2) Form LS-51-1 and supporting documentation returned in-person or by facsimile was not received by the last business day of t

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1220.623