181.15 Referendum — procedures.
Upon receiving a petition to conduct a referendum as provided in section 181.19 or 181.19A, the secretary shall conduct the referendum as follows:
1. The secretary shall provide for the publication of a notice of the referendum for a period of not less than five days in a newspaper of general circulation in the state and in such other newspapers as the secretary may prescribe. The notice of referendum shall set forth the period for voting and the voting places for the referendum and the amount of the state assessment. A referendum shall not be commenced prior to fourteen days after the last day of such period of publication.
2. Each producer upon signing a statement certifying that the person is a bona fide producer shall be entitled to one vote. At the close of the referendum period, the secretary shall count and tabulate the ballots filed during the referendum period. The ballots cast in the referendum shall constitute complete and conclusive evidence for use in any determination made by the secretary under the provisions of this chapter.
3. The secretary shall tabulate the ballots to determine whether the referendum has passed. If from such tabulation the secretary determines that a majority of the total number of producers voting approves the imposition of a state assessment, the state assessment shall be imposed as provided in section 181.11 at a rate provided for in section 181.19.
4. The secretary may prescribe such additional procedures as may be necessary to conduct a referendum.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §181.15]
86 Acts, ch 1195, §3; 2004 Acts, ch 1037, §13, 19
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 181 - BEEF CATTLE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION
Section 181.1A - Recognition of organization.
Section 181.2 - Duties and objects of association.
Section 181.3 - Executive committee — creation and operation.
Section 181.4 - Executive committee — employees.
Section 181.5 - Expenses of officers.
Section 181.6A - Executive committee — election.
Section 181.7 - Executive committee — research and education programs.
Section 181.8 - Executive committee — entering premises — examining records.
Section 181.11 - Collection of state assessment.
Section 181.12 - Remission of state assessment on application.
Section 181.13 - Administration of moneys originating from state assessment — appropriation.
Section 181.15 - Referendum — procedures.
Section 181.16 - Moneys remaining in fund.
Section 181.17 - Executive committee — election — voting by nonmember producers.
Section 181.18A - Not a state agency.
Section 181.19 - Initial and special referendums.