§ 717.8 - Notice of referendum.

(a) Posting a notice. The county committee shall give public notice of the referendum in each referendum community by posting a notice at one or more places open to the public within such community prior to the date of the referendum. Such notice shall be on a form prescribed by the Deputy Administrator and shall state the commodity or commodities and marketing year, or years, or crops for which the referendum is to be held, the location of the polling place in the community, the date of the referendum, and the hours when the polls will be opened and closed. The county executive director is authorized to sign such notice on behalf of the county committee.

(b) Use of agencies of public information. The county committee and community referendum committees shall utilize, to the extent practicable (without advertising expense), all available agencies of public information, including newspapers, radio, television and other means, to give persons in the county public notice of the day and hours of voting, the location of polling places, and the rules governing eligibility to vote. Such notice should be given as soon as practicable after the arrangements for holding the referendum in the county have been made.