Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-5-60.14: Commodity producers board – Ballot – Notice by

publication – Written notice.

A. A certified organization that does not have a statutory

assessment may establish a new commodity producers board and conduct

an election of members to the commodity producers board for the

commodity. The ballot shall also provide for a referendum of the

producers of an agricultural commodity on the proposition of whether

or not the producers shall levy an assessment on themselves to

finance programs of research, disease and insect control, predator

control, education, or promotion designed to encourage the

production, marketing, and use of the commodity. The certified

organization shall give public notice of:

1. The date, hours, and polling places for voting in the

referendum and election;

2. The estimated amount and basis of the assessment proposed to

be collected;

3. Whether a producer exemption is to be allowed in accordance

with Section 5-60.18 of this title; and

4. A description of the manner in which the assessment is to be

collected and the proceeds administered and used.

B. The notice under subsection A of this section shall be

published in one or more newspapers published and distributed within

the boundaries described in the petition. The notice shall be

published for not less than once a week for three (3) consecutive

weeks, beginning at least sixty (60) days before the date of the

election. In addition, at least sixty (60) days before the date of

the election, the certified organization shall give direct written

notice to each county extension educator in any county within the

boundaries described in the petition.

C. A successor organization shall follow the board election

procedures set in the bylaws of the successor organization and the

statutory assessment provisions for the particular commodity

represented by the successor organization.