 Producers will vote July 2 to select members of the Illinois
Corn Marketing Board, the Illinois Soybean Program Operating
Board, and the Sheep and Wool Marketing Board."Commodity
boards decide which industry promotions and research projects
get funded with state checkoff dollars," said Agriculture
Director Bob Flider. "I encourage producers who'd like a voice
in these important decisions to go to the polls and cast a
ballot."
Checkoff dollars come from assessments levied at the first
point of sale. State law sets the assessment for corn at
five-eighths of 1 cent per bushel, the assessment for soybeans
at one-half of 1 percent of market value, and the assessment for
sheep and wool at 2.5 cents per pound.
Anyone who produces and markets the commodity that a
particular board represents is eligible to vote. Ballots may be
cast at county Cooperative Extension offices during regular
operating hours.
Producers who cannot make it to the polls on July 2 are
eligible to vote absentee. Absentee ballots can be obtained from
the Illinois Department of Agriculture and must be returned to
the department no later than June 27.
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Write-in candidates are permitted for all three boards. However,
those running as write-ins for the corn and soybean boards must file
a "Declaration of Intent" with the director of agriculture by 5 p.m.
June 25 to be eligible for election. The form is available by
contacting the department.
Election results will be announced by Aug. 1. Winners will
receive three-year terms.
Lists of commodity districts holding
elections this year, the counties they include, and the names and
hometowns of the candidates are below.
Boards: Corn
| Soybeans |
Sheep and Wool
[Text from
Illinois
Department of Agriculture
file received from the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
 |
Illinois Corn Marketing Board
|
District |
Counties represented |
Candidates |
|
3 |
Henderson, Henry, Knox, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren |
Thomas
Mueller, Taylor Ridge |
|
6 |
Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Vermilion |
Dirk
Rice, Philo
(write-in candidate) |
|
9 |
Adams,
Brown, Hancock, McDonough, Pike, Schuyler |
David
Niekamp, Coatsburg
(write-in candidate) and
Dan Cole, Plainville
(write-in candidate) |
|
12 |
Clark,
Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Jasper |
Roger
Sy, Newman |
|
15 |
Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin,
Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski,
Randolph, Saline, Union, Williamson |
James
Raben, Shawneetown |
Illinois Soybean Program Operating Board
|
District |
Counties represented |
Candidates |
|
3 |
Henderson, Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Stark,
Warren, Whiteside |
John
Longley, Aledo |
|
4 |
Bureau,
Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle |
Sharon
Covert, Tiskilwa
(write-in candidate) |
|
6 |
Livingston, McLean, Woodford |
Robert
Shaffer, El Paso |
|
8 |
Adams,
Brown, Hancock, McDonough, Schuyler |
Dale
Asher, Sutter |
|
15 |
Clinton, Madison, Monroe, St. Clair |
Daryl
Cates, Columbia |
|
18 |
Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin,
Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union,
Williamson |
Bill
Raben, Ridgway |
Illinois Sheep and Wool Marketing Board
|
District |
Counties represented |
Candidates |
|
3 |
Fulton,
Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Rock
Island, Warren |
Larry
Bartlett, Prairie City
(write-in candidate) |
|
6 |
Christian,
DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Mason, McLean, Menard,
Montgomery, Moultrie, Sangamon, Shelby |
Ray Mohr,
Danvers
(write-in candidate) |
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