§ 106-568.10. Subsequent referenda; continuation of assessment. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 106‑568.10. Subsequent referenda; continuation of assessment.

If the assessment is defeated in the referendum, the governing boardsof the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, the North Carolina State Grange,and the North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc., shall have full power andauthority to call another referendum for the purposes herein set out in thenext succeeding year on the question of the annual assessment for six years. In the event the assessment carried in a referendum by two‑thirds or moreof the eligible farmers participating therein, such assessment shall be leviedannually for the six years set forth in the call for such referendum and a newreferendum may be called and conducted during the sixth year of such period onthe question of whether or not such assessment shall be continued for the nextensuing six years.  Provided, that if the tobacco poundage assessment isdefeated in the referendum, the governing boards of the North Carolina FarmBureau Federation, Inc., the North Carolina State Grange, the North CarolinaTobacco Foundation, Inc., and Tobacco Growers Association of North Carolina,Incorporated, may call another referendum in the next succeeding year on thequestion of the annual assessment for six years.  If the tobacco assessmentcarried in a referendum by two‑thirds or more of the eligible farmersparticipating therein, the assessment shall be levied annually for the sixyears set forth in the call for the referendum and a new referendum may becalled and conducted during the sixth year of the period on the question ofwhether or not the assessment shall be continued for the next ensuing sixyears. (1951, c. 827, s. 10;1967, c. 631, s. 2; 1991, c. 102, s. 8.)