California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures

• Section 78690.
  (a) Within 15 days of the effective date of this chapter, the secretary shall establish a list of producers and handlers eligible to vote on implementation...
• Section 78691.
  This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation referendum vote, shall not become operative until the secretary finds the following in a referendum vote...
• Section 78692.
  In finding whether the commission is approved pursuant to this article, the vote of any nonprofit agricultural cooperative marketing association that is authorized by its...
• Section 78693.
  The secretary shall establish a period in which to conduct the referendum, which shall not be less than 10 days or more than 60 days...
• Section 78694.
  Nonreceipt of a ballot by an eligible person shall not invalidate a referendum.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 210, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
• Section 78695.
  If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in Section 78691, the secretary shall certify and give notice of the...
• Section 78696.
  If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has not been given as provided in Section 78691, the secretary shall certify and declare all provisions...
• Section 78697.
  Upon certification of the commission, the members and alternates of any entity operating pursuant to an existing state marketing order affecting the same subject matter...
• Section 78698.
  (a) Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the secretary pursuant to this article, the proponents of the commission shall deposit with the secretary the amount...

Last modified: October 22, 2018