(a) Ballots in all board elections and referenda will
be counted at the headquarters of the department by a canvassing committee
appointed by the commissioner.
(b) In all elections, results will be certified by
the canvassing committee and submitted to the commissioner of agriculture
for verification.
(c) Votes will be tabulated and recorded by eradication
zone, or if concerning an area being added to a zone, the area specified
in the petition submitted to the department, with the following tabulations
recorded for each zone or area:
(1) total number of valid ballots;
(2) total number of invalid ballots;
(3) total votes for each proposition;
(4) total votes against each proposition;
(5) percentage voting for each proposition;
(6) if applicable, total cotton acreage in the zone
or area;
(7) if applicable, total cotton acreage voting for
each proposition;
(8) if applicable, total cotton acreage voting against
each proposition;
(9) if applicable, percentage of cotton acreage voting
for each proposition; and
(10) if applicable, total votes for each board candidate
including write-ins.
(d) Upon completion of canvassing of the ballots, the
ballots and other canvassing materials shall be stored at the department's
offices located in Austin for a period of 30 days. Thereafter, the
ballots and other canvassing materials shall be destroyed.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §3.5 adopted to be effective August 9, 1993, 18 TexReg 4949; amended to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 9754; amended to be effective August 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 6891; amended to be effective January 8, 1998, 23 TexReg 128; amended to be effective June 26, 2023, 48 TexReg 3405 |