181.6A - ELECTION OF COUNCIL. - Iowa Statutes

181.6A ELECTION OF COUNCIL. 1. The Iowa beef cattle producers association shall hold an annual meeting of producers. An election shall be held at the annual meeting, as necessary, for election of producers to the council. 2. Prior to the annual meeting, the association shall appoint a nominating committee. At least sixty days prior to the annual meeting of the association, the nominating committee shall nominate two producers as candidates for each position on the council for which an election is to be held. At least forty-five days prior to the annual meeting of the association, additional candidates may be nominated by a written petition of fifty producers. Procedures governing the place of filing and the contents of the petition shall be promulgated and publicized by the council. 3. Producers attending the annual meeting of the association may vote for one nominee for each position on the council for which an election is held. Producers not attending the annual meeting of the association may vote by absentee ballot if the ballot is requested and mailed, with proper postage, to the council prior to the annual meeting of the association. For each position for which an election is held, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected. 4. Notice of election for council membership shall be given by the council by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the state and in any other reasonable manner as determined by the council, and shall set forth the date, time, and place of the annual meeting of the association. The council shall administer the elections, with the assistance of the secretary.          Section History: Recent Form 86 Acts, ch 1100, § 6; 2004 Acts, ch 1037, §6, 19