SC-286 929-Cranberries Certificate of Resolution & Cooperative

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

SPECIALTY CROPS PROGRAM

CERTIFICATE OF RESOLUTION

COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION PRODUCER BALLOT

Cranberry Marketing Order No. 929 - Amendment Referendum

At a duly convened meeting of the Board of Directors of ______________________________held at

______________________________ on ________________________, 20___, the following resolution was adopted:

RESOLVED, that _____________________________________________ hereby authorizes

Name		Title
and
Name		Title

severally or jointly, at their discretion and on behalf of the Corporation, to cast the cooperative association’s producer Ballot for the membership of said organization to determine whether growers favor the amendments to Marketing Order No. 929.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Corporation this ____ day of ______________________________, 20___.

Firm Name		Signature
Address		Title
City, State, Zip Code
Corporate Seal: if none, so state		Date of Execution

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

SPECIALTY CROPS PROGRAM

COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OFFICIAL PRODUCER BALLOT

Cranberry Marketing Order No. 929 - Amendment Referendum

I hereby certify that I have been authorized¹ to furnish the following information and to cast this vote on behalf of the cooperative association listed below. There are ___________ cranberry producers who are members of, stockholders in, or under contract with this cooperative on the date this vote is cast, and who produced ___________ barrels of cranberries for market during the 20___ - 20___ season.

Is the list of each cranberry producer provided to the Cranberry Marketing Committee an accurate listing of the producers for whom you are voting? If not, attach hereto a list showing the name, current mailing address and zip code of each such producer.

(Name of Cooperative)

(Address of Cooperative)

Corporate Seal: if none, so state		Signature
		Title
		Date of Execution

Note: All questions must be answered fully and this Ballot, together with accompanying documents, must be signed and postmarked by __________________________________, 20___ to be counted in this referendum.

¹Attach to this Ballot a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing you to cast this ballot on behalf of the Association.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

SPECIALTY CROPS PROGRAM

REFERENDUM QUESTIONS

A “YES” vote means you favor the change. A “NO” vote means you oppose the change.

YES	NO	Note: Where referenced, “Committee” means the Cranberry Marketing Committee.
( )	( )	1. Do you favor adding authority for the Committee to conduct production research and development projects? (§ 929.45)
( )	( )	2. Do you favor adding authority for a method whereby annual allotments are calculated on the basis of sales histories and adding provisions regarding excess cranberries? (§§ 929.10, 929.13, 929.15, 929.48, 929.49, 929.50, 929.52, 929.59, 929.60, and 929.61)
( )	( )	3. Do you favor limiting Committee member tenure to three consecutive two-year terms? (§ 929.21)
( )	( )	4. Do you favor requiring handlers to pay assessments on the weight of cranberries acquired rather than on the weight of cranberries handled? (§ 929.41)
( )	( )	5. Do you favor adding a definition for the term “barrel?”(§ 929.17)

Minor conforming, editorial, and non-substantive modifications of the order language included in the Secretary’s Decision have not been specifically described in the five referendum questions presented for voting, but will be incorporated in the Order as appropriate.

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