2-8-279
Section 2-8-279 Majority vote required for approval of assessment; canvass of results; limitations
on assessments. If any referendum held under the provisions of this article a majority or
more of the catfish producers eligible to participate and voting therein shall vote in the
affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment proposed in such
referendum, then such assessment shall be levied and collected in the manner provided in this
article. Following the referendum and within 10 days thereafter, the certified association
shall canvass, tabulate and publicly declare and announce the results thereof. The amount
of the assessment levied upon the sale of catfish feed bought, sold or manufactured in the
State of Alabama shall not exceed $5.00 per ton. (Acts 1987, No. 87-587, p. 961, §10.)...

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2-19-134
Section 2-19-134 Subsequent referendums. (a) In the event any referendum conducted under this
article fails to receive the required number of affirmative votes, the certified organization
may, with the consent of the board be authorized to call other referendums. (b) After the
passage of any referendum, the eligible voters shall be allowed, by subsequent referendums,
at least every five years, to vote on whether to continue their assessments. All of the requirements
for an initial referendum must be met in subsequent referendums. (Acts 1984, 1st Ex. Sess.,
No. 84-786, p. 170, §15.)...
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2-8-49
Section 2-8-49 Majority vote required for approval of assessment; canvass of results; limitations
on assessments. If in any referendum held under the provisions of this article a majority
or more of the swine producers eligible to participate and voting therein shall vote in the
affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment proposed in such
referendum, then such assessment shall be levied and collected in the manner provided in this
article. Following the referendum and within 10 days thereafter, the certified association
shall canvass, tabulate and publicly declare and announce the results thereof. The amount
of the assessment levied upon the sale of swine shall not exceed $.10 on market hogs and $.05
on feeder pigs. (Acts 1973, No. 463, p. 653, §10; Acts 1983, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 83-151, p.
159, §1.)...
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2-8-89
Section 2-8-89 Majority vote required for approval of assessment; canvass of results; limitation
on assessment. If in any referendum held under the provisions of this article a majority or
more of the soybean producers who are eligible to participate and who actually vote therein
shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment
proposed in such referendum, then such assessment shall be levied and collected in the manner
provided in this article. Following the referendum and within 10 days thereafter, the certified
association shall canvass, tabulate and publicly declare and announce the results thereof.
The amount of the assessment levied upon the sale of soybeans shall not exceed two cents per
net bushel after deductions for foreign material on any soybeans sold by the producers thereof.
(Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §10; Acts 1973, No. 1073, p. 1827; Acts 1984, No. 84-274, p.
460.)...
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2-13-115
Section 2-13-115 Notice of referendum; amount of assessment; mail ballot; proof of eligibility
of bulk tank unit to vote. (a) With respect to any referendum conducted under the provisions
of this article, the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division shall, before calling and
announcing such referendum, fix, determine and publicly announce at least 30 days before the
date determined upon for such referendum, the date, hours and polling places for voting in
such referendum, the amount and basis of the assessment proposed to be collected, the means
by which such assessment shall be collected if authorized by the producers, and the general
purposes to which said amount so collected shall be applied. No annual assessment levied under
the provisions of this article shall exceed the federally mandated $0.15 per hundredweight
of milk produced; however, an amount not to exceed $0.10 per hundredweight of milk produced
shall be credited to the state ADA for dairy product promotion and...
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2-8-128
Section 2-8-128 Eligibility to vote in referendum; question before voters. Any referendum conducted
under the provisions of this article may be held either on an area or statewide basis, as
may be determined by the certified organization before the referendum is called. The referendum,
either on an area or statewide basis, may be participated in by all producers engaged in the
production of the agricultural commodity on a commercial basis who shall be subject to any
assessments levied under this article and who produced the agricultural commodity in any of
the three crop years immediately preceding the referendum. In the referendum, individuals
eligible for participation shall vote upon the question of whether or not there shall be levied
an annual assessment for a period of three years in the amount set forth in the call for the
referendum on the agricultural product covered by the referendum. (Acts 1957, No. 108, p.
142, §9; Act 2002-406, p. 1023, §1.)...
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2-8-133
Section 2-8-133 Collection of assessment; disposition. In the event a majority of the producers
eligible for participation in a referendum conducted under the provisions of this article
and voting therein, shall vote in favor of the assessment, then the assessment shall be collected
annually for three years, as set forth in the call for the referendum, and the collection
of the assessment shall be under such method, rules, and regulations as may be determined
by the organization conducting the referendum. The assessment collected shall be paid into
the treasury of the organization conducting the referendum, to be used together with other
funds from other sources, including donations from individuals, concerns, or corporations
and grants from state or governmental agencies, for the purpose of promoting and stimulating,
by research, education, advertising, and other methods, the increased use and sale, domestic
and foreign, of the agricultural commodity covered by the referendum. Upon...
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2-8-127
Section 2-8-127 Conduct of referendum; payment of expense. The arrangements for and management
of any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article shall be under the direction
of the organization duly certified and authorized to conduct the same, and any and all expenses
in connection therewith shall be borne by such organization. (Acts 1957, No. 108, p. 142,
§8.)...
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45-41-141.15
Section 45-41-141.15 Election supplies. When any special election is to be held in any district
under this part, the commission shall provide the necessary number of ballots, poll lists,
tally sheets, ballot boxes, booths, instructions for holding such special election, and all
other necessary and proper stationery for holding such special election; and the sheriff shall
see that the same are delivered to the appropriate election officers before the day of such
special election. (Act 89-390, p. 747, §16.)...
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9-17-174
Section 9-17-174 referendum for assessment. (a) The qualified industry organization shall conduct
at its own expense a referendum among wholesalers and retail marketers doing business in the
State of Alabama on the question of whether to levy upon themselves an assessment. The referendum
shall be conducted on a statewide basis as determined by the qualified industry organization.
The council, if established, shall reimburse the qualified industry organization for the cost
of the referendum, accounting, and documentation. The referendum shall be conducted by an
independent auditing firm as determined and selected by the qualified industry organization.
The results, as certified by the independent auditing firm, shall be submitted to the Secretary
of State within 30 days of certification. Voting rights in the referendum shall be based on
the volume of odorized propane sold by retail marketers and wholesalers in the previous calendar
year in the State of Alabama. Upon approval of those...
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