§ 5355. Ballot and Voting Procedure.

(a) The Ballot for the Referendum shall consist of the following items:

(1) The voting deadline;

(2) The proposed Assessment formula or formulae, the amount of votes the Assessed Business will receive and the total votes from all Assessed Businesses eligible to vote;

(3) The Commissioner candidates from each Industry Category as well as the Industry Category of the Assessed Business;

(4) A space for write-in Commissioner candidate(s);

(5) The following question: “Shall the California Travel and Tourism Commission and the California Tourism Assessment Program continue to operate for the purpose of promoting California as a travel and tourism destination?” (asking the Assessed Business to mark yes or no);

(6) A signature line for the Authorized Representative and a certification that the individual is the Authorized Representative; and

(7) Instructions on where to return the Ballot.

(b) The Assessed Business shall mark the Ballot, sign the Ballot, and return the Ballot by the voting deadline.

(c) A Ballot shall be considered valid if it is postmarked or hand delivered to the Office by the voting deadline, completed as required in subsection 5355(b) and submitted by an eligible Assessed Business.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 7-1-97; operative 7-1-97 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 97, No. 27).

2. Change without regulatory effect amending first paragraph filed 9-23-97 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 97, No. 39).

3. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 8-7-2001; operative 9-6-2001 (Register 2001, No. 32).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 11152, Government Code. Reference: Sections 15372.65, 15372.70, 15372.86, 15372.100 and 15372.104, Government Code.