{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-247.6062","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 247.6062","heading":"Referendum on area or statewide basis -- Participation eligibility -- Two-","body":"thirds majority required for passage -- Amount and period of assessment.\n(1) Any referendum conducted under KRS 247.6040 to 247.6070 may be held either on\nan areawide or statew ide basis, as determined by the duly certified association\nbefore the referendum is called. The referendum may be participated in by all cotton\ngrowers. The Commissioner shall determine any questions of eligibility to vote. In\nthe referendum, individuals eligible for participation shall vote upon the question of\nwhether or not there shall be levied an assessment to offset, in whole or in part, the\ncost of boll weevil or other cotton pest suppression or eradication programs.\n(2) Passage of the referendum shall require a two-thirds (2/3) majority of those eligible\ncotton growers voting.\n(3) Upon passage of the referendum, the Commissioner shall determine the amount of\nthe assessment, not to exceed twenty dollars ($20) per acre, and the period of time\nfor which it is levied.","path":["KRS Chapter 247"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=11758","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:58Z","sha256":"42578efa683cfea9fe08b5d564d754bb65dd781a96bef8e696fcdc45da9560bb","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-247.6060","next":"us-ky/krs-247.6064"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}