CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER XI—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 1200 to 1291) > PART 1221—SORGHUM PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ORDER > SUBPART B—Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda (§1221.200 to §1221.234) > 1221.234—Confidentiality

1221.234—Confidentiality

The names of persons voting in the referendum and ballots shall be confidential and the contents of the ballots shall not be divulged except as the Secretary may direct. The public may witness the opening of the ballot box and the counting of the votes but may not interfere with the process.