FV-223 Raisin Adm. Cmte. Independent Producer Ballot

INSTRUcnONS

FOR VOTING FOR INDEPENDENT PRODUCER REPRESENTATIVES
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE VOTING

Independent producer representation on the Raisin Administrative Committee is divided into three districts. Each district ballot is a
different color.

EUGIBILlTY REQUIREMENTS
1. You must meet the requirements of producer as defined under section 989.11 of the Federa1 raisin marketing order. That section
specifies that producer means any person engaged in a proprietary capacity in the production of grapes which are sun-dried or dehydrated
by artificial means until they become raisins.
2. Pursuant to section 989.129 of the Federal order, you must also meet ONE of the following requirements:
( a) Own and farm land, resulting in ownership of the grapes produced thereon~ or
( b) rent and farm land, resulting in ownership of all or a portion of the grapes produced thereon~ or
( c ) own land which you did not farm but rented. As rental for such land, you obtained the ownership of a portion of the grapes or raisins.
In this connection, a partnership includes two or more persons (including a husband and wife) with respect to land, in which the title or
leasehold interest is vested in them as tenants in common, joint tenants, or under community property laws, as community property. In a
landlord-tenant relationship, where each of the parties is a producer, each such producer is entitled to one vote for a nominee for each
producer member position and one vote for each producer alternate member position. Where two persons operate land as landlord and
tenant on a share-crop basis, each person is entitled to one vote for each such position to be filled. Where land is leased on a cash rental
basis, only the person who is the tenant or cash renter (producer) is entitled to vote.
3. If you purchased grapes on the vine, dried them into raisins, and had no proprietary interest in the production
made into raisins, you are not eligible to vote.

of the grapes that were

4. Producers who are not members of the major marketing co-op (Sun-Maid)~ not members of the bargaining association (RBA)~ did not
sell any portion of their raisins for cash to the major marketing co-op (Sun-Maid)~ and who did produce grapes which were dried into
raisins and delivered to handlers in the
(prior) and
(current) crop years are eligible to vote.
5. Each separate, legal entity, as determined by a separate tax identification number, is entitled to vote.
6. You may only vote for representatives in one district.
7 . You must sign the ballot. Unsigned ballots will automatically be declared invalid.

8. Ballots must be postmarked not later than
. Using the enclosed envelope, return to U.S.
Department of Agriculture,
CaliforniaMarketing Field Office,Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 2202 Monterey Street, Suite I02B, Fresno, California93721.
Note: The following statements are made in aooordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (S U.S.C. SS2a) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The authority for
requesting this information to be supplied on this form is the Agricu1tural MarlcetingAgreement Actofl937,
Sees. 1-19,48 Stat. 31, as amended, (7U.S.C. 601-674).
Furnishing the requested information is neoessary for the adminisIration of the marketing order program.
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 infonnation unless it
displays a valid OMB cootroIlIIIJDber. The validOMB cooIrolllllJDberforthis information collection is OS81-0178. The time required to complete this information
collection is estimated to average 12 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, fiuniliaI status, parenta1 status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefS, reprisal, or because all or part of an
individual's income is derived ftom any public assistance program (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication of program infonnation (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a
complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 202S0-9410, or call (800) 79S-3272
(voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equa1 opportunity provider and employer.

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INDEPENDENT PRODUCER BALLOT

(Term of Office)

DISTRICT

location

Only independent producers of grapes grown (location) which were made into raisins in the
(current) crop year, may vote for representatives from this District.

Votefor_

(prior) and

(#).

WRITEIN
WRITEIN
NAME THAT RAISINS WERE
DELIVERED UNDER
(please print)
LOCATION OF VINEYARD
(must be separate, legal entity and
be located in the district in which
you are voting)

(Street)
(City)
(County)

(Cross Streets)

PACKER DELIVEREDTO:

Please indicate the following about the producer (legal entity) for which you are voting:
_INDMDUAL

_ TRUST _

PARTNERSHIP_

CORPORATION

_ ESTATE

TAXID#
PRODUCER (LEGAL ENTITY) IS A RBA MEMBER

_no

yes

IF PARTNERSHIP, LIST PARTNER(S)

I certify that I produced grapes that were made into raisins in District

_.

IfI am casting a ballot on behalf of my

employer,Icertifythat I have authority to do so (and willbe able to produce proof of this authority if requested by
USDA).
Name (please print)

Signature

Telephone Number
E-mail Address

Title, if voting on behalf of a trust,
corporation, or estate.
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