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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 24. Apple Commission |
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Chapter 24-12. Assessments. |
Section 24-12-011. Referendum mail ballot voting eligibility.
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- (1) In the conduct of a referendum mail ballot pursuant to the provisions of RCW 15.24.090 the commission shall require that each returned ballot be accompanied by a completed apple grower eligibility certificate in substantially the following form:WASHINGTON APPLE COMMISSIONAPPLE GROWER ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATE(Note:All appropriate spaces on this certificate must becompleted to properly qualify your vote.)Note:A completed apple grower eligibility certificate must accompany each ballot.(2) The commission and the director of the department of agriculture may, in counting and validating ballots, rely on and accept the representations of eligibility to vote and the representations of acreage as set forth in the certificate.(3) Apple growers entitled to vote in a referendum mail ballot pursuant to the provisions of RCW 15.24.090 are defined to be each grower who operates a commercial producing apple orchard, whether an individual proprietor, partnership, joint venture, or corporation, being entitled to one vote. As to bona fide leased or rented orchards, only the lessee-operator, if otherwise qualified, shall be entitled to vote. Individual commercial orchard operator, if otherwise qualified, shall be entitled to vote as such, even though he is also a member of a partnership or corporation that votes for other apple acreage.(4) A commercial producing apple orchard means an apple orchard currently producing or growing apples in sufficient quantity so that the apples are or will be marketed through prevailing commercial channels and are or will be subject to assessment pursuant to the provisions of chapter 15.24 RCW.