REFERENDUM; BALLOTING.
Tex. AGRIC Code § 41.212.
in effect(a) The commissioner shall conduct a referendum of grain producers to determine the maximum amount that may be assessed to a grain producer under Section 41.206 .
(b) Only a grain producer who has sold grain to a grain buyer in the 36 months preceding the date of the referendum is eligible to vote in the referendum.
(c) An eligible grain producer may vote only once in a referendum.
(d) Each grain producer's vote is entitled to equal weight regardless of the grain producer's volume of production.
(e) A referendum is approved if a majority of votes cast are in favor of the referendum.
(f) Individual voter information, including an individual's vote in a referendum conducted under this section, is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552 , Government Code.
(g) The board shall locate private sources, including the organizations described by Section 41.204 (a)(1), to pay all expenses incurred in conducting a referendum.
(h) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 991 (H.B. 1840 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.