Section 23.23 - Notice of Referendum and/or Election(a) Public notice must be provided prior to a referendum and/or election. Notice shall be provided at least once either in print or electronically in one or more publications within the boundaries in which the board operates and reaches producers.(b) Notice must be provided to each county extension agent in any county within the boundaries in which the referendum or election will take place.(c) All notices shall be provided at least 60 days before the date of the referendum and/or election and shall include: (1) the date, hours, and polling places for voting, if held by physical balloting, or, if held by mail balloting, the manner in which ballots will be distributed and deadline for submission of ballots;(2) where applications for a candidate's name to be printed on the ballot can be obtained and how they can be submitted;(3) the estimated amount and basis of the assessment proposed to be collected, if applicable;(4) whether producer exemptions are to be allowed, if applicable;(5) whether assessments will be collected on a refund only basis, if applicable; and(6) a description of the manner in which the assessment is to be collected and the proceeds administered and used, if applicable.4 Tex. Admin. Code § 23.23
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 43, October 27, 2017, TexReg 6003, eff. 11/5/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 15, April 14, 2023, TexReg 1954, eff. 4/19/2023