Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-18-251
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Referendum on assessments
Official statutory text
A. Sorghum producers may petition for a referendum to determine
if the assessment is to be continued, at any time. The President of
the State Board of Agriculture shall call and conduct a referendum
if the petitions bear signatures of ten percent (10%) of the sorghum
producers. No more than one referendum shall be conducted in any
one thirty-six-month period. The Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall determine if the petition
bears the required number of valid signatures. The President shall
announce the referendum at least thirty (30) days prior to the day
of voting. At least thirty (30) days before the referendum, the
Department shall mail a notice of the referendum to all known
sorghum producers in the State of Oklahoma who market sorghum in
commercial quantities. The notice shall specify the dates, times,
and places for holding the referendum, and shall include a sample
ballot with the following wording:
DO YOU FAVOR A CONTINUATION OF THE ONE CENT ($0.01) PER BUSHEL
ASSESSMENT ON SORGHUM MARKETED IN OKLAHOMA FOR UTILIZATION,
RESEARCH, EDUCATION, PROMOTION, AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT?
YES ( ) NO ( )
B. Places within each county for conducting the referendum
shall be designated by the Agricultural Extension Division of
Oklahoma State University, and voting in each county shall be
supervised by the county agricultural extension agent, or person
designated by the Department. The Oklahoma Sorghum Commission shall
ensure sufficient ballots and supplies necessary for the conduct of
the voting and tabulation of returns. Certified results of the
referendum in each district shall be transmitted within twenty-four
(24) hours after voting ends to the President, and the ballots shall
be transmitted to the President within forty-eight (48) hours.
Ballots shall be preserved by the President for a period of at least
three (3) months.
C. 1. The results of the referendum shall be determined by the
President, and the results certified to the Governor who shall issue
a proclamation declaring the results.
2. The Commission shall bear expenses of advertising and
conducting the referendum.
D. Whenever the question of levying the assessments is
disapproved, by failure of sixty percent (60%) of the sorghum
producers voting in the referendum to favor continuation of the
assessments, the proclamation declaring the result shall provide for
the termination of the assessments on April 30, following the date
of the referendum.
if the assessment is to be continued, at any time. The President of
the State Board of Agriculture shall call and conduct a referendum
if the petitions bear signatures of ten percent (10%) of the sorghum
producers. No more than one referendum shall be conducted in any
one thirty-six-month period. The Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall determine if the petition
bears the required number of valid signatures. The President shall
announce the referendum at least thirty (30) days prior to the day
of voting. At least thirty (30) days before the referendum, the
Department shall mail a notice of the referendum to all known
sorghum producers in the State of Oklahoma who market sorghum in
commercial quantities. The notice shall specify the dates, times,
and places for holding the referendum, and shall include a sample
ballot with the following wording:
DO YOU FAVOR A CONTINUATION OF THE ONE CENT ($0.01) PER BUSHEL
ASSESSMENT ON SORGHUM MARKETED IN OKLAHOMA FOR UTILIZATION,
RESEARCH, EDUCATION, PROMOTION, AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT?
YES ( ) NO ( )
B. Places within each county for conducting the referendum
shall be designated by the Agricultural Extension Division of
Oklahoma State University, and voting in each county shall be
supervised by the county agricultural extension agent, or person
designated by the Department. The Oklahoma Sorghum Commission shall
ensure sufficient ballots and supplies necessary for the conduct of
the voting and tabulation of returns. Certified results of the
referendum in each district shall be transmitted within twenty-four
(24) hours after voting ends to the President, and the ballots shall
be transmitted to the President within forty-eight (48) hours.
Ballots shall be preserved by the President for a period of at least
three (3) months.
C. 1. The results of the referendum shall be determined by the
President, and the results certified to the Governor who shall issue
a proclamation declaring the results.
2. The Commission shall bear expenses of advertising and
conducting the referendum.
D. Whenever the question of levying the assessments is
disapproved, by failure of sixty percent (60%) of the sorghum
producers voting in the referendum to favor continuation of the
assessments, the proclamation declaring the result shall provide for
the termination of the assessments on April 30, following the date
of the referendum.
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