South Carolina Code 46-17-140. Referendum to determine assent to marketing order
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After final recommendation of the adoption, amendment, or termination of a marketing order, the Commission shall determine by referendum whether the affected producers assent to the proposed action. The Commission shall conduct the referendum within forty-five days after the issuance of the final order. The affected producers shall be deemed to have assented to the proposal if either of the following conditions are met:
(1) If sixty-six and two-thirds percent or more by number of those voting representing fifty-one percent or more of the volume of the affected commodity produced by those voting assent to the proposal.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 46-17-140
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
(2) If fifty-one percent or more by number of those voting representing sixty-six and two-thirds percent or more of the volume of the affected commodity produced by those voting assent to the proposal.