November 6 , 2006
ISSUE 1140

FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY COMMITTEE ELECTIONS BEGIN

The 2006 Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections started Friday (November 3). The deadline for eligible voters to return ballots to their local FSA offices is December 4. The county committee system allows producers to make important decisions concerning the local administration of federal farm programs.

Eligible voters who do not receive ballots in the coming week can obtain ballots at their local USDA Service Center. December 4 is the last day for voters to submit ballots in person to local USDA Service Centers. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked no later than that day. Newly elected committee members and alternates take office January 1, 2007.


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