§ 106-568.7. Preparation and distribution of ballots; poll holders; canvass and announcement of results.

§ 106‑568.7. Preparation and distribution of ballots; poll holders; canvass and announcementof results.

The governing boards of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, theNorth Carolina State Grange, and the North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc.,shall prepare and distribute in advance of such referendum all necessaryballots and shall under rules and regulations, adopted and promulgated by theorganizations holding such referendum, arrange for the necessary poll holdersand shall, within 10 days after the date of such referendum, canvass andpublicly declare the results thereof.  Provided, that for the tobacco poundageassessment referendum, the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, Inc., theNorth Carolina State Grange, the North Carolina Tobacco Foundation, Inc., andthe Tobacco Growers Association of North Carolina, Incorporated, shall performthe functions set forth in this section. (1951, c. 827, s. 7; 1991, c. 102, s. 5.)