[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7, Parts 700 to 899]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR717.16]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                            CHAPTER VII--FARM
                SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 717--HOLDING OF REFERENDA--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 717.16  Investigation as to correctness of summary of the referendum.

    The county committee shall make an investigation in each case of a 
dispute or challenge regarding the correctness of the summary of the 
referendum in a community. No dispute or challenge shall be investigated 
by the county committee unless it is brought to its attention within 3 
calendar days after the date on which the referendum was held. The 
county committee shall promptly decide the dispute or the challenge and 
report its findings to the State committee within 5 calendar days after 
the holding of the referendum and send by certified mail, or deliver in 
person, to the office of the State committee all voted ballots, register 
forms, and community summary sheets involved in the dispute or 
challenge.