| (a) A representative number of members to the Corporation's
board of directors shall be elected from each established pest management
zone for terms not to exceed four years. Members may serve multiple
terms.
(b) In order to be a candidate for board membership,
a person must be eligible to vote in the referendum, must reside in
the pest management zone that he or she is seeking to represent and
have at least seven years citrus producing experience.
(c) In order to have his or her name put on the ballot,
a person must file with the Department, at least 30 days prior to
the first day of the voting period of the election, a petition signed
by ten eligible voters within the pest management zone to be represented.
The Department shall prescribe the form for the petition.
(d) An eligible voter may vote for a citrus producer
whose name does not appear on the ballot by writing that person's
name and county of residence on the ballot.
(e) Board candidates are elected by plurality, by receiving
the highest number of votes of all candidates for that board position.
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