Section 18-1-002 - Appointment to the Board002.01General Provisions.All candidates for appointment to the board may place their names on a candidacy list for the respective district by filing a petition signed by at least fifty resident grain sorghum growers of such district with the existing board. Qualified candidates shall be those meeting the requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4004 (Supp. 1991).
002.02Candidacy Petitions.002.02ANotice of Opening: Publication by Board. Not less than sixty days prior to the expiration of the term of board members, notice shall be placed by the board in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the districts from which such members have been appointed. Such notice shall advise prospective candidates of: 002.02A1 The board openings;002.02A2 Where petitions may be obtained; and002.02A3 The deadline for submitting petitions.002.02BObtaining Petitions. Candidacy petitions may be obtained from the board office.002.02CPetition Requirements. Only candidacy petitions meeting the following requirements shall be deemed to be in compliance with the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Resources Act and the board shall reject any petition not meeting those requirements. Candidates whose petitions are rejected shall be notified of such action.002.02C1 Petitions must be in the form prescribed by 18 NAC 1-004.002.02C2 Petitions must be received by the board not later than six weeks prior to the expiration date of the terms of the particular board members.002.02C3 Petitions must be signed by at least fifty resident grain sorghum growers of the district in which the candidate resides.002.02C4 Petitions must be accurate and fully executed.002.02C5 No petition submitted by any candidate for appointment to a prior board shall be used to fulfill the requirements of this subsection.002.03Candidacy List.The board shall prepare a candidacy list for submission to the Governor. Such list shall include the names of all candidates who have filed candidacy petitions with the board, which petitions have been found by the board to meet the requirements of the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Resources Act and this rule. The board shall submit the candidacy list to the Governor not less than three weeks before the termination date of the terms of the particular board members.
002.04Candidates for At-Large Member.Individuals wishing to be considered for nomination for member-at-large may submit a statement of interest to the board. The board reserves the right to make additional nominations from the floor when the at-large member is being selected.
18 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 1, § 002