No Form number CA Date Ballot (Handler)

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CALIFORNIA DATE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
HANDLER BALLOT
Six producer-handlermembers and six producer-handleraltemates serve on the California Date
Administrative Committee. To qualify as a producer-handlermember, candidates must be (1) a handler or
director, officer of employeesof a handler of Deglet Noor, Halawy, Khadrawy,or Zahidi dates; or (2)
producers who are also handlers or directors, officers or employees exercising a supervisory or managerial
function of such handler. Their two-year term of office begins October 1,
You must qualify as a producer-handler yourself in order to vote in nominations for this group. You may vote
for one member and one alternate. Your vote will be weighted by the quantity of marketable dates your firm
has handled from October 1.
through April 1,
Listed below are candidates who have submitted their names and are willing to serve on the Committee. You
may make your selection from this list, or you may write in persons of your choice, but make certain they
qualify and are willing to serve on the Committee, if selected and appointed. Do not list the same candidate
for more than one position or your ballot will be invalidated.
PRODUCER-HANDLER

CANDIDATES

CANDIDATE #1

CANDIDATE #2

CANDIDATE #3

CANDIDATE #4

CANDIDATE #5

CANDIDATE #6

CANDIDATE #7

CANDIDATE #8

CANDIDATE #9

CANDIDATE #10

CANDIDATE #11

CANDIDATE #12

ALTERNATE PRODUCER-HANDLER

MEMBER

I nominate the following:
PRODUCER-HANDLER

MEMBER

I HEREBYCERTIFYto the U.S. DEPARTMENTOF AGRICULTUREand the CALIFORNIADATE
ADMINISTRATIVECOMMITTEEthat I am a producer-handler of Deglet Noor, Halawy, Khadrawy or Zahidi dates
and am qualified to vote for producer-handler representatives to serve on the California Date Administrative
Committee and further, ifthis ballot is cast on an absent~e basis, that I have personally completed this ballot.

Signature:
Firm I represent:

Date:
Telephone Number:!

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Youmay mailor deliver your completed ballot to the California Date Administrative Committee office. Completed
ballots must be received in the office no later than 3:00 p.m.,
.
, in orderto be
counted.Ballotsmay bemailedtoCDAC.P.O.Box1736.lndio.CA 92201-1736or deliveredto CDAC,45691
MonroeStreet, Suite 5, Indio,CA 92201-1736.
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