FSA
County Committee Elections to Begin; Producers to Receive Ballots
Week of November 9th
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[November 17, 2015]
Farm
Service Agency (FSA) has announced that the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) will begin mailing ballots to eligible farmers
and ranchers across the country for the 2015 FSA County Committee
elections on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Producers must return ballots to
their local FSA offices by Dec. 7, 2015, to ensure that their vote
is counted.
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Nearly 7,700 FSA County Committee members serve FSA offices
nationwide. Each committee has three elected members who serve
three-year terms of office. One-third of county committee seats
are up for election each year. County committee members apply
their knowledge and judgment to help FSA make important
decisions on its commodity support programs; conservation
programs; indemnity and disaster programs; emergency programs
and eligibility.
Producers must participate or cooperate in an FSA program to be
eligible to vote in the county committee election. Approximately
1.9 million producers are currently eligible to vote across the
nation. Farmers and ranchers who supervise and conduct the
farming operations of an entire farm, but are not of legal
voting age, also may be eligible to vote.
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Farmers and ranchers will begin receiving their ballots the week of
Nov. 9. Ballots include the names of candidates running for the
local committee election. FSA has modified the ballot, making it
more easily identifiable and less likely to be overlooked. Voters
who do not receive ballots in the coming week can pick one up at
their local FSA office. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked
no later than Dec. 7, 2015. Newly elected committee members and
their alternates will take office Jan. 1, 2016.
For more information, visit the FSA website at
www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. You may also contact your
local USDA Service Center or FSA office. Visit
http://offices.usda.gov
to find an FSA office near you.
[Logan County Farm Service Agency] |