No Form number (984) CWB--Dist. 1 Independent Walnut Growers Petition -

OMB No. 0581-0178

California Walnut Board
110 Woodmere Rd., Suite 250
Folsom, CA 95630
Ph (916) 932-7070 Fax (916) 932-7071

DISTRICT 1 WALNUT GROWER’S PETITION FOR
PROPOSING NAMES TO BE INCLUDED ON THE CALIFORNIA WALNUT BOARD NOMINATION BALLOT
Ten or more of the undersigned growers whose walnut orchards are located in District 1 and are eligible to propose nominations pursuant to
section 984.37(_) of Marketing Order No. 984, as amended, hereby petition the California Walnut Board (Board) to include on the nominating
ballot the name of:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NAME (as you would like it to appear on the ballot)
PHONE
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS
CITY
STATE
ZIP
as a candidate for the position of □ MEMBER or □ ALTERNATE (check only one) to represent group (_) as set forth in 984.35(_)(_).
Use separate petitions for Member and Alternate positions.

GROWER’S NAME
(print clearly)

SIGNATURE

ADDRESS/PHONE

QUANTITY MARKETING
IN __________ (Tons)

THIS PETITION IS TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN ________________, 20___.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

In the event one handler does not handle 35% or more of the crop:
984.35(a)(3) Two grower members from District 1;
984.35(a)(4) Two grower members from District 2;
984.35(a)(5) One grower member nominated at large from the production area.
In the event one handler handles 35% or more of the crop:
984.35(b)(4) One member to represent growers from District 1 who market their walnuts through handlers that do not handle 35% or more of the crop;
984.35(b)(5) One member to represent growers from District 2 who market their walnuts through handlers that do not handle 35% or more of the crop; and
984.35(b)(6) One member to represent growers who market their walnuts through handlers that do not handle 35% or more of the crop shall be nominated at large from
the production area.
Grower Districts:
984.35(c)

Grower Districts:
(1) District 1. District 1 encompasses the counties in the State of California that lie north of a line drawn on the south boundaries of San Mateo, Alameda,
San Joaquin, Calaveras, and Alpine Counties.
(2) District 2. District 2 shall consist of all other walnut producing counties in the State of California south of the boundary line set forth in paragraph (c)(1)
of this section.

At-large Member Position:
984.437(a)
With regard to Board grower member positions specified in §984.35(a)(5) or (b)(6), any ten or more such growers who marketed an aggregate of 500 or
more tons of walnuts through handlers who did not handle 35% or more of the crop during the marketing year preceding the year in which Board nominations are held,
may petition the Board to include on the nomination ballot the name of an eligible candidate for this position, and the name of an eligible candidate to serve as his or her
alternate. The names of the eligible candidates proposed pursuant to this paragraph shall be included on the ballot together with the names of any incumbents who are
willing to continue serving on the Board.
District 1 and 2 Member Positions:
984.437(b)
Any ten or more growers eligible to serve in the grower member positions specified in §984.35(a)(3) and (4), or §984.35(b)(4) and (5), and who marketed
an aggregate of 500 or more tons of walnuts through handlers who did not handle 35% or more of the crop during the marketing year preceding the year in which Board
nominations are held, may petition the Board to include on the nomination ballot for a district the name of an eligible candidate for the applicable position, and the name
of an eligible candidate to serve as his or her alternate. The names of the eligible candidates proposed pursuant to this paragraph shall be included on the ballot together
with the names of any incumbents who are willing to continue serving on the Board.
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