FV-30 Producer Referendum Ballot (ID/E.OR Onions)

IDAHO-E. OREGON ONION BALLOT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
Fruit and Vegetable Programs

No~We&Mm~MgRcldOffice
1220 SW 3RD AVE STE 385
PORTLAND OR 97204-2807

TO IDAHO-EASTERN OREGON ONION GROWERS:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is conducting a referendum to determine whether onion producers in
certain designated counties in Idaho, and Malheur County, Oregon favor continuance of Federal Marketing
Order No. 958. As a consequence, an order directing that a referendum be held was published in the Federal
Register on
A Producer Referendum Ballot is on the reverse side of this page. Also enclosed are:
1) Voting Instructions and Rules Governing Producer Eligibility to Vote;
2) News Release issued on the Referendum; and
3) Copy of the Referendum Order dated
The voting period for the referendum is
ballots postmarked later than
strict confidence.
, Referendum Agent
Phone: (503) 326-2724

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. Please vote promptly because
, cannot be opened or counted. Each ballot will be held in

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REPRODUCE LOCALLY. Include form number and date on all reproductions.

PRODUCER REFERENDUM BALLOT
Marketing Order No. 958: Onions Grown in Certain Designated Counties in Idaho,
and Malheur County, Oregon
Please read the enclosed VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND RULES GOVERNING PRODUCER ELIGIBILIlY
TO VOTE before completing this ballot.
This referendum is being held to determine producer support for the federal marketing order regulating the
handling of onions grown in certain designated counties in Idaho, and Malheur County, Oregon. The
Secretary of Agriculture will consider termination of this order if less than two-thirds of those voting and less
than two-thirds of the volume represented in the referendum favor continuance.

A.

Do you favor continuance of Marketing Order No. 958, regulating the handling of onions grown in
certain designated counties in Idaho, and Malheur County, Oregon?

DYES

DNO

PRODUCER ELIGIBILITY STATEMENT
B.

I hereby certify that I am currently a producer of onions within the production area and that during

the representativeperiod

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on
Hundredweight

, I producedfor the freshmarket:

In
Acres

County(ies)

C.

Name of Packing House(s) that
Handled your Onions

Hundredweight

Affiliation
(co-op or independent)

D.

Producer's Name

Phone Number

Name of Business
Mailing Address
City
E.

State

Zip

If this ballot is cast by an officer or employee of a partnership, LLC, corporation, association or other
business unit, my signature below further certifies that I am duly authorized to vote on behalf of the
producing entity name on this ballot and that I will submit evidence of such authority at the request of
an Agent of the Secretary.

D Partnership D LLC D Corporation D Association D Other
Signature*

Title

If Partnership or Joint Venture, list name(s).

F.

I hereby certify that the information I provided on this ballot is accurate and correct to the best
of my knowledge.

Signature*

Title

*Your signature certifies that you have the authority to take such action and will submit supplementary evidence of such authority
at the request of an agent of the Secretary of Agriculture. The information provided in this ballot is required to determine voter
eligibility and vote of onion producers. Falsification of information on this government document may result in a fine of not more
than $10,000 or imprisonment of not more than five (5) years, or both (18 U.S.C. 1001).
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 05810178. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 20 minutes per response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection
of information.
The u.s. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin,
age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political
beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived nom any public assistance program (Not all prohibited bases apply to
all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape,
etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To ftle a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA,
Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 7206382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
FV-30 (12/06)

IDAHO-E. OREGON ONION BALLOT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
Fruit and Vegetable Programs
Northwest Marketing Field Office
1220 SW 3RD AVE STE 385
PORlLAND OR 97204-2807

Referendum Agent
USDA-AMS-F&V-NWMFO
1220 SW 3RD AVB STE 385
PORTLAND OR 97204-2807

IDAHO-E.

OREGON

ONION BALLOT

VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND RULES GOVERNING PRODUCER ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE

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VOTING PERIOD:

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REPRESENTA TIVE PERIOD:

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PRODUCTION AREA: All counties south and southeast of the southern boundary of Idaho
County in the State ofldaho, and Malheur County, Oregon

IV.

PERSONS ELIGmLE TO VOTE: Any person who is currently a fresh market onion producer in
the production area and produced such onions during the representative period
through
, is entitled to cast one ballot. Each separate business unit, partnership, LLC, family
enterprise, corporation, association, estate, or firm is entitled to one vote.

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"Producer" means any individual, partnership, LLC, corporation, association, institution, estate, or
other business unit who:

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V.

Owns and farms land resulting in ownership of the onions produced thereon;
Rents and farms land resulting in ownership of all or a portion of the onions produced thereon; or
Owns land from which, as rental for such land, ownership is obtained of a portion of the onions
produced thereon. (A lien holder, cash landlord, or person having only a financial interest in the
onion crop is not eligible to vote.)

HOW TO VOTE:
A. Indicate your vote by placing an "X" in the appropriate box.
B. Certify your onion production by listing the volume in hundredweight that you produced, the
number of acres in production, and the county or counties in which such onions were produced
during the representative period
through
. If you are renting on a sharecrop basis, you should show only that part of the crop represented by your share.
C. List the names of packing houses that handled your onions, the hundredweight, and affiliation
(co-op or independent).
D. Print or type your name, phone number, business name, and address.
E. Proxy voting is not authorized. Ifballot is cast by an officer or employee of a partnership, LLC,
corporation, association or other business unit, check box to indicate your business designation,
and sign to indicate authority to vote. If partnership or joint venture, list names of partners.
F. Sign below the certification. Incomplete or unsigned ballots cannot be counted. Fold your ballot
so the Referendum Agent's address is displayed, seal with tape and mail to Referendum Agent,
USDA-AMS-FV-NWMFO, 1220 SW 3RD AVE STE 385, PORTLAND, OR 97204-2807. For
further information, please call (503) 326-2724.

Ballots must be postmarked by

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