(a) A representative number of members to the Corporation's board of directors shall be elected from each established pest management zone for terms not to exceed four years. Members may serve multiple terms.
(b) In order to be a candidate for board membership, a person must be eligible to vote in the referendum, must reside in the pest management zone that he or she is seeking to represent and have at least seven years citrus producing experience.
(c) In order to have his or her name put on the ballot, a person must file with the Department, at least 30 days prior to the first day of the voting period of the election, a petition signed by ten eligible voters within the pest management zone to be represented. The Department shall prescribe the form for the petition.
(d) An eligible voter may vote for a citrus producer whose name does not appear on the ballot by writing that person's name and county of residence on the ballot.
(e) Board candidates are elected by plurality, by receiving the highest number of votes of all candidates for that board position.

Source Note: The provisions of this §27.202 adopted to be effective December 6, 2015, 40 TexReg 8637; amended to be effective July 22, 2018, 43 TexReg 4727