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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

SPECIALTY CROPS PROGRAM

CITRUS PRODUCER REFERENDUM BALLOT

MARKETING ORDER NO. 906

I. REFERENDUM PERIOD:

The Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) has ordered that a referendum be conducted among the 

producers who, during the period of ___________________, 20___ through __________________, 

20___, were engaged, in the counties of Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy in the State of Texas, in the 

production of oranges and grapefruit for market, to determine whether such producers favor the 

continuation or termination of Marketing Order No. 906, regulating the handling of oranges and 

grapefruit grown in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas (Order), and the corresponding Marketing 

Agreement, as amended. The referendum period is ________________________, 20___ through 

_______________________, 20___. It is important that you, as a producer of oranges or grapefruit, vote 

in the referendum. Please indicate whether you favor continuation or termination of the Order on the 

enclosed Ballot.

II. INSTRUCTIONS FOR VOTING:

All Ballots must show:

1. The producer’s full name and mailing address.

2. Your vote.

3. The producer’s type of business during the 20___ - 20___ season.

4. The quantity of oranges and grapefruit produced for market during the 20___ - 20___ season.

5. Orange and grapefruit acreage in the representative period (______________, 20___ -

________________, 20___) and the county(ies) where grown.

6. The name of the firm that handled your 20___ - 20___ crop of oranges and grapefruit. If

production was handled by more than one handler, name all handlers.

7. The name in which the legal title of the grove(s) is recorded.

8. Your signature, title or capacity, and mailing address.

III. PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE:

Any person who:

1. is now engaged in Cameron, Hidalgo, or Willacy County, Texas in the production of oranges or

grapefruit for market; and 

2. was so engaged during the period ________________, 20___ through _______________, 20___.

INDIVIDUAL OWNER: An individual owner is any producer who has the sole interest in the oranges or 

grapefruit he/she produces. He/she may cast only one Ballot regardless of the number of groves he/she 

operates.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a 

collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is OMB 

0581-0189. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 20 minutes per response, including the time for 

reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection 

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On Marketing Order No. 906, regulating the handling of oranges and grapefruit grown in the Lower Rio Grande 

Valley in Texas,

I (We) ______________________________________________________________________________________

(print full name of producer)

of ______________________________________________________________________________________,

(print full mailing address of producer, including zip code)

a producer of citrus in the counties of Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy in the State of Texas, do hereby vote as 

follows:

1. Do you favor continuance of Marketing Order No. 906, regulating the handling of oranges and grapefruit 

grown in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas? (mark an “X” in the appropriate box)

 YES, I favor 

continuation  NO, I do notfavor continuation

2. I (We) produced citrus during the period from ______________, 20___ through ____________, 20___ as 

(mark an “X” in the appropriate box):  Individual  Partnership  Corporation  Estate

3. My (our) production was: __________ tons of grapefruit on _________ acres, in 

___________________________ County and _____________tons of oranges on ___________ acres, in 

___________________________ County.

NOTE: If you had a crop failure or your grove was nonproductive, so indicate. If you are operating on a 

share crop basis, report only that part of the production representing your share.

4. This production was marketed through the following handler(s). (If more room is needed, write the names 

of the handlers and their addresses on a separate sheet of paper and return with the Ballot.)

Name of packing house(s) Address (include city, county, State, and zip code)

5. Print name in which legal title of the grove(s) is recorded, and the subdivision in which it is located:

____________________________________________________________________________________________

CERTIFICATION STATEMENT

I certify that the information reported hereon is correct. (If this ballot is being cast on behalf of a corporation or 

estate, my signature below further certifies that I have authority to cast the ballot of such producer and that I will 

submit evidence of such authority at the request of an Agent of the Secretary.)

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Signature of producer or authorized person Title or capacity (sole owner, partner, president, executor, etc.)

Mailing Address ______________________________________________________________________________ (include City, State, County, and Zip Code)

INCOMPLETE BALLOTS, OR BALLOTS POSTMARKED LATER THAN 

_____________________, 20___, CANNOT BE COUNTED.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its 

Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on 

race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, 

family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in 

any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by 

program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American 

Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA 

through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. 

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at 

http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of 

the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to 

USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, 

employer, and lender.