FV-167 Producer Referendum (CA Dried Prunes)

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tJNl'l'ED STATES DEPAJt'l"MENT 0'1' AGmCVL'I'URB
AORICULTUR.ALMAKKBTINGSImVICB
FRurr AND VBGETABLBPROGRAMS

PRODUCER'S REFERENDUM BALLOT
ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF THE MARKETING ORDER, AS AMENDED,
REGULATING THE HANDLING OF DRIED PRUNES PRODUCED IN CALIFORNIA

. THIS BALLOT WILL BE HELD CONJ!IDENTIAL. PLEASE READ TBB COVER u!;ITI!aI. AND THE ATl'ACHED
VOTER ELIGIBILITY AND VOTING INSTRUcnONS BRFORR COMPLETING THI~ BAT.fLYJ'~ YOUR BALLOT
ENVELOPE MUST BE POSTMARKED NOT LATER TIIAN
1.

I hereby certify tbat 1 am, or the producer's name I have inserted in Item 3 below is, now an eligible producer in
CatiforDiaof p1'UDe
plumaused in the production of dried pnmes for marbt.
August I, 20

tbrougb July 31, 20

I produced for JD8!'btduriDsthe period

, dJe foUowingquantity of dried prunes:

dried tona.

(NOTE: [f you are renting on a share crop basis, report only &hatpart of the tonnage representingyour share.)
2.

Do you favor isawmceof me proposed amMVtmMt('1
(Please place an .X. in !be appropriate space.)
(
)YBS
(
)NO

3.
(Producer's Signature (or name if Item 4 is applicable»
Street or Box No.

City
4.

StaID

Zip Code

If this ballot is cast on behalf of a partDersbipor by an otnCer or employee of a producer (corporatJon, IDstItudoa,
scbooI. or college), or by au admIufstrator, necutor, "or trustee 01 a produdag estate. the ronowing must also be
comp1eted:

I btnby CenJry to die Secretary ot Airkuiiure thatI haveaudJorltyto wt tbfaballotfor'theFoducor ~
above in Item 3 and that I wi11submit cvideDceof such authority at the request of an Agent of the Secretary.
Title or Capacity

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FRtJIT AND VEGBTABLBPIOGL\MS

VOTER ELIGIBILITY AND VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
PROPOSED AMENDMENT 01' THE MARKETING ORDER, AS AMENDED,
REGULATING THE DANDLING 01' DRIED PRUNES IN CALD'ORNIA

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ItEFEREND1JMPERIOD

D.

ELlGIBD.1TY TO VOTE

A.

ProducermeaDS(a>a penon whoOWDI
aDdfarmsIaDdproduciDg

pnmeplumsusedin tbeproducdoD
of dried

pnmes for market; (b) a renter or teDaDtof a farm producingpruDeplums used in tbe prodi:actioD
of dried pnmes;
(c) a IaDd10rdwbo received from a renter or teDaDta portion of the production as rem for the IaDdon which the

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prune p1umJwere ~
for marbt. (NOTE: A 1aDd1ord
who re!dI for cash, a 1iea-bolderor a personbaviDa
only a fiDaDcialiDterestin tile crop is '-'Whte to vote.)

. B.

A penon bayingpruDeplUmseither 011tile tree or after 1beyhave been barvestedIs DOta producerof suchpruDe
plums aDdtberefore Is DOteligibleto vole.
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c.

A busiDeu UDi1:
(partDersbjp.familyemerprise. corporation. association.es1ate.firm) may cast only one vote; but
each separateuuft is lWit1edto a vote..
.

D.
Any producer
whoaDdW8180
is DOW
erlP~~
plums in Californiafor
cIryiq
or dehydratioi
into dried
pnmea
for market
duriq
representativeperiod
of August
I, 20
Ihrough
July 31. 20
. is eligibleto vole in this refenmdum. A producer who had DOproductionduriq tbe

representative
periodIs DOtefiajbleto vote.

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INSTRUcnONS lOR VOTING - YOUR BALLOT MUST CONTAIN
A.

The tmmageof dried prunes which was produced for market by you (or by tbe producer for wboiDtbis Ballot is
~ August 1. 20_ tbrooghJuly 31. 20_.

cast) cImiDgtbe

B.

Your vote: Cbeck eitber "YES" or "NO".

c.

Your sigrtAfnTO
aDdmAit"" addressin Item 3 if ~
owner.
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are castiq the ballot in your own behalf 81an iDdividua1

If you are castins the ballot 81a partDerof a partnenbip, or 81an officer or ~loyee

of a producer(corporation.

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institution. scbool. or college), or as an administrator. executor, or trustee of a produciDg estate enter die
producer's Dame and address in Item 3 aDdcomplete die Certification in Item 4.

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1JNlTED STATI'B DBPAIn'MENT 01' AGRlCUL'I1JRB
AGRICULTURAL MARKBTING SBRVICB
FRurf AND VBGBTABLB PROGRAMS

SUMMARY 01' AMENDMENT
(1)

Change the deftDitioa of 8Salable pruoes8 aDd provisioDa regarding die application of salable aDd reserve percemagea after
tbe eud of die crop year.

(2)

Change the Dame of 8PruDe Administrative Committee8 to 8PruDe MarbtiDg Committee8.

(3)

Add a public member aDd alternate on the Committee.

(4)

Provide a means for cooperative marketing associaticma to share Committee representatioIL

(5)

CbaDge the current authority for regulation of undersized prunes so that ammal Committee determinationsaDd
recommendatioDa would be 1~ary.
aDdthat such regulation would be cnntitluous.

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FalInAppnwed. aMI No.0111-0178

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT 01' AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marbtiq Service
California MarkedDg FJeld Office
Fruit aDdVegetable Propama
2202 Monterey Street, Suite I02-B
FreSDO.CaliforDia 93721
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

IMPO~ANT:

To:

YQUR REFBRBNDUM BAlJ..OT TO VOTB ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF THE FEDERAL
MARICETlNG ORDER FOR DR1BD PRUNES

Tbe Dried Prune ProducerAddressed

TIie Secretaryof Agriculturebas aDDOUDCed
IUsdecisionto submitfor iDdustryapprovala proposed amend1nent of the marketiq
agreemeut. as ameDded.and Order No. 993. as Am~
reguIatjDgthe handli1Jgof dried pruDeSproduced in California. The
referendum is being held durin&the period of

tbrough

. to determine

whether producersof dried prunes favor or disfavor issuaDceby the Secretaryof Agricultureof 1beproposed
order.

amendedmarketiq

The proposed amendment will DOtbe made effective unless its issuaDceis favored by at least two-tbirds of the eligible producen
votiq in 1berefereDdum or by producen representing at least two-tbirds of the volume of chied pruues voted in the referendum.

Proposed changesin the marbtiq program were submittedby 1bePrune Marbtiq Committeeto the Secretaryof Agriculture,and
was held in
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a public hearingon the ~
On tbe reveneside

of this page is the REFERENDUM BALLOT for your use in indicating whether you favor or disfavor issuance

of the proposed amendment. Also enclosed are the following: 1. Rules governing producer eligibility to vote and voting.
instructions; 2. Summary and copy of the proposed ameDdmeut; aDd3. Envelope for retuming ballot

-110 postage

required.

Please read the rules governing producer eligibility to vote and the voting instructions before filling out your ballot. Be sure your
ballot is complete. BALLOTS WHICH 00 NOT SHOW YOUR TONNAGE OF DRIED PRUNES PRODUCED FOR
MARKET, YOUR VOTE, AND YOUR SlGNATIJRE CANNOT BE COUNTED.
envelopes must be postmarked DOtlater than midnight.
Sincerely yours,

Please vote promptly; to be counted, ballot