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Code · U.S. Code · Title 7 - AGRICULTURE · CHAPTER 35— AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938 · SUBCHAPTER II— LOANS, PARITY PAYMENTS, CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS, MARKETING QUOTAS, AND MARKETING CERTIFICATES · § 1343

§ 1343. Referendum

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Not later than December 15 following the issuance of the marketing quota proclamation provided for in section 1342 of this title, the Secretary shall conduct a referendum, by secret ballot, of farmers engaged in the production of cotton in the calendar year in which the referendum is held, to determine whether such farmers are in favor of or opposed to the quota so proclaimed. If more than one-third of the farmers voting in the referendum oppose the national marketing quota, such quota shall become ineffective upon proclamation of the results of the referendum.
The Secretary shall proclaim the results of any referendum held hereunder within thirty days after the date of such referendum. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the referendum with respect to the national marketing quota for cotton for the marketing year beginning August 1, 1986, may be conducted not later than thirty-one days after adjournment sine die of the first session of the Ninety-ninth Congress.
(Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title III, § 343, 52 Stat. 56; Apr. 7, 1938, ch. 107, § 8, 52 Stat. 203; July 26, 1939, ch. 376, 53 Stat. 1125; July 3, 1948, ch. 827, title II, § 207(c), 62 Stat. 1257; Aug. 29, 1949, ch. 518, § 1, 63 Stat. 670; Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, title IV, § 415(e), 63 Stat. 1058; Pub. L. 97–77, § 2(c), Nov. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 1069; Pub. L. 99–157, § 4, Nov. 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 818.)
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  • Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30
  • 52 Stat. 56
  • Apr. 7, 1938, ch. 107, § 8
  • 52 Stat. 203
  • July 26, 1939, ch. 376
  • 53 Stat. 1125
  • July 3, 1948, ch. 827
  • 62 Stat. 1257
  • Aug. 29, 1949, ch. 518, § 1
  • 63 Stat. 670
  • Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792
  • 63 Stat. 1058
  • Pub. L. 97–77, § 2(c)
  • 95 Stat. 1069
  • Pub. L. 99–157, § 4
  • 99 Stat. 818
  • Pub. L. 99–157
  • Pub. L. 97–77
  • section 3 of Pub. L. 98–88
  • section 502 of Pub. L. 101–624
  • section 502 of Pub. L. 99–198
  • section 501 of Pub. L. 97–98
  • section 601 of Pub. L. 95–113
  • Pub. L. 91–524, title VI, § 601(1)
  • 84 Stat. 1371
  • Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(19)(A)
  • 87 Stat. 233
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§ 1343
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ActFeb. 16, 1938, ch. 30
Stat.52 Stat. 56
ActApr. 7, 1938, ch. 107, § 8
Stat.52 Stat. 203
ActJuly 26, 1939, ch. 376
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