FV-114 Producer Referendum Ballot (Walla Walla Onions)

WALLA WALLA SWEET ONION BALLOT
UNTIED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
Fruit and Vegetable Programs
Northwest Marketing Field Office
1220 SW 3RD AVE, SUITE 385
PORlLAND OR 97204-2807

TO WALLA WALLA SWEET ONION PRODUCERS:
Marketing Order No. 956, regulating the handling of sweet onions grown in Walla Walla Valley of Southeast
Washington and Northeast Oregon, requires the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a referendum every sixyears to ascertain whether producers favor continuance. 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 ofthe Referendum Order dated
The voting period for the referendum is
ballots postmarked later than
strict confidence.
, Referendum Agent
Phone: (503) 326-2724

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

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PRODUCER REFERENDUM BALLOT
MarketingOrderNo. 956: SweetOnionsGrownin the WallaWallaValley
of SoutheastWashingtonandNortheastOregon
Please read the enclosed VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND RULES GOVERNING PRODUCER EliGIBILITY
TO VOTE before completing this ballot.
This referendum is being held to determine producer support for the federal marketing order regulating the
handling of sweet onions grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast 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. 956, regulating the handling of sweet onions
grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon?

DNO

DYES

PRODUCER ELIGIBILITY STATEMENT
B.

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

duringthe representativeperiod

, through

m

on
Hundredweight

, I producedfor the fresh market:

Acres

County(ies)

c.

Name of Packing House(s) that
Handled your Sweet 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 sweet 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 Ol\.1B control number. The valid Ol\.1Bcontrol number for this
information collection is 0581-0178. 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 ofrace, 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 from 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 file 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) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider
and employer.

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