(a) Public notice must be provided prior to a referendum and/or election. Notice shall be provided at least once either in print or electronically in one or more publications within the boundaries in which the board operates and reaches producers.     
      (b) Notice must be provided to each county extension agent in any county within the boundaries in which the referendum or election will take place.     
      (c) All notices shall be provided at least 60 days before the date of the referendum and/or election and shall include:      
        (1) the date, hours, and polling places for voting, if held by physical balloting, or, if held by mail balloting, the manner in which ballots will be distributed and deadline for submission of ballots;       
        (2) where applications for a candidate's name to be printed on the ballot can be obtained and how they can be submitted;       
        (3) the estimated amount and basis of the assessment proposed to be collected, if applicable;       
        (4) whether producer exemptions are to be allowed, if applicable;       
        (5) whether assessments will be collected on a refund only basis, if applicable; and       
        (6) a description of the manner in which the assessment is to be collected and the proceeds administered and used, if applicable.       
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §23.23 adopted to be effective November 5, 2017, 42 TexReg 6002; amended to be effective April 19, 2023, 48 TexReg 1953