[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 8]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR906.23]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 906_ORANGES AND GRAPEFRUIT GROWN IN LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN 
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec.  906.23  Nominations.

    The Secretary may select the members of the committee and alternates 
from nominations which may be made in the following manner:
    (a) A meeting of producers who are members of cooperative marketing 
organizations and a meeting of independent producers shall be held for 
each district having both cooperative and independent producer members 
and alternates to elect nominees for such positions. For all other 
districts, meetings of all producers shall be held for such purpose. A 
meeting of handlers representing cooperative marketing organizations and 
a meeting of independent handlers shall be held in the production area 
to elect nominees for handler members and alternates. For nominations to 
the initial committee, the meetings may be sponsored by the United 
States Department of Agriculture or by any agency or group requested to 
do so by such Department. For nominations for succeeding members and 
alternates on the committee, the committee shall hold such meetings or 
cause them to be held prior to June 15 of each year, after the effective 
date of this subpart.
    (b) At each such meeting at least one nomination shall be designated 
for each position as member and alternate.
    (c) Nominations for committee members and alternates following the 
initial committee shall be supplied to the Secretary not later than July 
1 each year.
    (d) In districts having both cooperative and independent producer 
members, only producers who market their fruit through cooperative 
marketing organizations may participate in designating nominees for 
members and alternates representing cooperative producers; and only 
independent producers may participate in designating nominees for 
members and alternates representing independent producers. In all other 
districts, all producers may participate in designating the nominees for 
producer members and alternates. Only handlers representing cooperative 
marketing organizations may participate in designating nominees for 
members and alternates representing cooperative handlers; and only 
independent handlers may participate in designating nominees for members 
and alternates representing independent handlers. In the event that a 
person is engaged in producing fruit in more than one district such 
person shall elect the

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district within which he may participate, as aforesaid, in designating 
nominees.
    (e) Regardless of the amount of fruit handled by a handler or the 
number of districts in which a person produces fruit, each person is 
entitled to cast only one vote on behalf of himself, his agents, 
subsidiaries, affiliates, and representatives in designating nominees 
for committee members and alternates. An eligible voter's privilege of 
casting only one vote shall be construed to permit a voter to cast one 
vote for each position to be filled. Votes must be cast in person at all 
nomination meetings.