Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-5-60.31
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Increase of maximum rate of assessment – Abolition of
Official statutory text
assessment - Referendum.
A. At any election of the commodity producers board, the
certified organization may submit to the voters a proposition to
increase the maximum rate of assessment. The referendum proposition
will be adopted upon a finding that:
1. Two-thirds or more of those voting in the election voted in
favor of the referendum proposition; or
2. More than one-half of those voting in the election voted in
favor of the referendum proposition, and those voting in favor of
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the proposition produced at least fifty percent (50%) of the volume
of the production of the commodity during the relevant production
period.
B. 1. If twenty percent (20%) or more of the producers
participating in the program present to the certified organization a
petition calling for a referendum of the qualified voters on the
proposition of discontinuing the assessment, the certified
organization shall conduct a referendum for that purpose. An
election on a proposition of discontinuing the assessment shall be
held no more than once per year.
2. The certified organization shall give notice of the
referendum, the referendum shall be conducted, and the results shall
be declared in the manner provided by law for the original
referendum and election, with any necessary exceptions provided in
bylaws of the certified organization.
3. The certified organization shall conduct the referendum
within ninety (90) days of the date of filing of the petition.
4. The proposition shall be approved if:
a. two-thirds or more of those voting in the election
voted in favor of the referendum proposition, or
b. more than one-half of those voting in the election
voted in favor of the referendum proposition, and
those voting in favor of the proposition produced at
least fifty percent (50%) of the volume of the
production of the commodity during the relevant
production period.
C. If the proposition is approved, the assessment is abolished.
D. A successor organization shall follow the statutory
assessment provisions and the assessment continuation referendum
requirements established in the statutory provisions for the
particular commodity represented by the successor organization.
A. At any election of the commodity producers board, the
certified organization may submit to the voters a proposition to
increase the maximum rate of assessment. The referendum proposition
will be adopted upon a finding that:
1. Two-thirds or more of those voting in the election voted in
favor of the referendum proposition; or
2. More than one-half of those voting in the election voted in
favor of the referendum proposition, and those voting in favor of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 203
the proposition produced at least fifty percent (50%) of the volume
of the production of the commodity during the relevant production
period.
B. 1. If twenty percent (20%) or more of the producers
participating in the program present to the certified organization a
petition calling for a referendum of the qualified voters on the
proposition of discontinuing the assessment, the certified
organization shall conduct a referendum for that purpose. An
election on a proposition of discontinuing the assessment shall be
held no more than once per year.
2. The certified organization shall give notice of the
referendum, the referendum shall be conducted, and the results shall
be declared in the manner provided by law for the original
referendum and election, with any necessary exceptions provided in
bylaws of the certified organization.
3. The certified organization shall conduct the referendum
within ninety (90) days of the date of filing of the petition.
4. The proposition shall be approved if:
a. two-thirds or more of those voting in the election
voted in favor of the referendum proposition, or
b. more than one-half of those voting in the election
voted in favor of the referendum proposition, and
those voting in favor of the proposition produced at
least fifty percent (50%) of the volume of the
production of the commodity during the relevant
production period.
C. If the proposition is approved, the assessment is abolished.
D. A successor organization shall follow the statutory
assessment provisions and the assessment continuation referendum
requirements established in the statutory provisions for the
particular commodity represented by the successor organization.
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