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CERTIFICATE OF RESOLUTION

COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION PRODUCER BALLOT

Cranberry Marketing Order No. 929 - Amendment Referendum

At a duly convened meeting of the Board of Directors of ______________________________held at

______________________________ on ________________________, 20___, the following resolution 

was adopted:

RESOLVED, that _____________________________________________ hereby authorizes 

Name Title

and

Name Title

severally or jointly, at their discretion and on behalf of the Corporation, to cast the cooperative 

association’s producer Ballot for the membership of said organization to determine whether growers favor 

the amendments to Marketing Order No. 929.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Corporation this 

____ day of ______________________________, 20___.

Firm Name Signature

Address Title

City, State, Zip Code

Corporate Seal: if none, so state Date of Execution

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COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OFFICIAL PRODUCER BALLOT

Cranberry Marketing Order No. 929 - Amendment Referendum

I hereby certify that I have been authorized1 to furnish the following information and to cast this 

vote on behalf of the cooperative association listed below. There are ___________ cranberry producers 

who are members of, stockholders in, or under contract with this cooperative on the date this vote is cast, 

and who produced ___________ barrels of cranberries for market during the 20___ - 20___ season.

Is the list of each cranberry producer provided to the Cranberry Marketing Committee an accurate 

listing of the producers for whom you are voting? If not, attach hereto a list showing the name, current 

mailing address and zip code of each such producer.

___________________________________________________________________________________ (Name of Cooperative)

___________________________________________________________________________________ (Address of Cooperative)

Corporate Seal: if none, so state

Signature

Title

Date of Execution

Note: All questions must be answered fully and this Ballot, together with accompanying documents, 

must be signed and postmarked by __________________________________, 20___ to be counted in 

this referendum.

1

Attach to this Ballot a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing you to cast 

this ballot on behalf of the Association.
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REFERENDUM QUESTIONS

A “YES” vote means you favor the change. A “NO” vote means you oppose the change.

YES NO Note: Where referenced, “Committee” means the Cranberry Marketing 

Committee.

( ) ( ) 1. Do you favor adding authority for the Committee to conduct 

production research and development projects? (§ 929.45)

( ) ( ) 2. Do you favor adding authority for a method whereby annual 

allotments are calculated on the basis of sales histories and adding 

provisions regarding excess cranberries? (§§ 929.10, 929.13, 929.15, 

929.48, 929.49, 929.50, 929.52, 929.59, 929.60, and 929.61)

( ) ( ) 3. Do you favor limiting Committee member tenure to three 

consecutive two-year terms? (§ 929.21)

( ) ( ) 4. Do you favor requiring handlers to pay assessments on the weight 

of cranberries acquired rather than on the weight of cranberries 

handled? (§ 929.41)

( ) ( ) 5. Do you favor adding a definition for the term “barrel?”(§ 929.17)

Minor conforming, editorial, and non-substantive modifications of the order language included in the 

Secretary’s Decision have not been specifically described in the five referendum questions presented for 

voting, but will be incorporated in the Order as appropriate.

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