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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 7 - Agriculture |
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Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
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Chapter XI - Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Miscellaneous Commodities), Department of Agriculture |
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Part 1230 - Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information |
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Subpart E - Procedures for the Conduct of Referendum |
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Referendum |
§ 1230.632 - Receiving ballots.
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§ 1230.632 Receiving ballots.
(a) Producers. A ballot shall be considered to be received on time if:
(1) It was cast in-person in the county FSA office prior to the close of business on the date of the last day of the in-person voting period; or
(2) It was cast as an absentee ballot, having a postmarked date not later than the last day of the in-person voting period and was received in the county FSA office not later than the close of business, 5 business days after the last day of the in-person voting period.
(b) Importers. A ballot shall be considered to be received on time if it had a postmarked date not later than the date of the last day of the in-person voting period and was received in the FSA headquarters office in Washington, DC, not later than the close of business, 5 business days after the last day of the in-person voting period.