No Form number (987) CA Date Producer Ballot

Vegetable and Specialty Crops

(CDAC-987) Producer Ballot (01-17)

Vegetable and Specialty Crops (Voluntary)

OMB: 0581-0178

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OMB No. 0581-0178

CALIFORNIA DATE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

P.O. Box 1736

Indio, CA 92202-1736

Tel: (760) 347-4510 Fax: (760) 347-6374


PRODUCER BALLOT NO. ______


The following persons have been nominated as candidates for producer member positions on the California Date Administrative Committee (Committee) for the term of office ending July 31, 20___. To qualify as a producer member, candidates must be a producer, or an officer or employee of a producer, of Deglet Noor, Halawy, Khadrawy, or Zahidi dates. Candidates SHALL NOT BE HANDLERS or directors, officers or employees of a handler. (Refer to the VOTER ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATION for voter eligibility requirements and the attached voting instructions before completing this Ballot.)


You may vote for THREE producer members and THREE alternate producer members. Make your selection from the candidates listed below, or write in persons of your own 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.


Candidates:

















I vote for the following:

Producer Members


Alternate Producer Members











I hereby certify to the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the Committee that I am a producer of Deglet Noor, Halawy, Khadrawy, or Zahidi dates and am qualified to vote for producer representatives to serve on the Committee, and further, that if this Ballot is cast on an absentee basis, that I have personally completed this Ballot.


Signature: _______________________________________________ Date: _______________________________

Name of Firm: ___________________________________________ Phone No. : __________________________

Title: ___________________________________________________


NOTE: Completed Ballots must be received by the Committee no later than ___ p.m., June ___, 20___ in order to be counted. Ballots may be mailed or faxed to the Committee at the address above, or delivered to the Committee at USDA Service Center, 82-901 Bliss Avenue, Indio, CA. BALLOTS THAT ARE RECEIVED LATE OR RECEIVED WITHOUT COMPLETION OF THE CERTIFICATION OF VOTER ELIGIBILITY WILL BE CONSIDERED INVALID. NO PROXY VOTING IS PERMITTED.




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In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.


Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: [email protected]. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

(Rev. 01/2017) Destroy previous editions.

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