181.15 - REFERENDUM -- PROCEDURES.
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. Section History: Early Form
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 181.15] Section History: Recent Form
86 Acts, ch 1195, § 3; 2004 Acts, ch 1037, §13, 19