[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: 7CFR959.27]

[Page 456]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 959_ONIONS GROWN IN SOUTH TEXAS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec.  959.27  Nomination.

    The Secretary may select the members of the committee and alternates 
from nominations which may be made in the following manner:
    (a) A meeting or meetings of producers and handlers shall be held 
for each district to nominate members and alternates for the committee. 
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, or by such other date as may be 
specified by the Secretary;
    (b) At each such meeting at least one nominee shall be designated 
for each position as member and for each position as alternate member on 
the committee;
    (c) Nominations for committee members and alternates shall be 
supplied to the Secretary in such manner and form as he may prescribe, 
not later than July 1 of each year, or by such other date as may be 
specified by the Secretary;
    (d) Only producers may participate in designating producer nominees, 
and only handlers may participate in naming handler nominees. In the 
event a person is engaged in producing or handling onions in more than 
one district, such person shall elect the district within which he may 
participate as aforesaid in designating nominees;
    (e) Regardless of the number of districts in which a person produces 
or handles onions, each such 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 as 
aforesaid shall be construed to permit a voter to cast one vote for each 
position to be filled in the respective district in which he elects to 
vote.

[26 FR 12751, Dec. 30, 1961, as amended at 34 FR 6440, Apr. 12, 1969]