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Voting Underway foi
Farm Comm. Posts
Rappahannock County farmer are now receiving mall ballots foi election of A SC communit) committees, announced H. S Barksdale, Chairman of th< County Agricultural Stabillzatior and Conservation (ASC] Committee. Marked ballots are tc be put back in the mall 01 returned to the County ASCS office by September 11.
In each of the 5 ASC communities in the county, eligible farm voters will elect 3 committeemen and 2 alternate committeemen to serve for one year. ASC community committees aid the County ASC Committee in administering Government farm programs. The community committeemen also elect members and choose officers for the County ASC Committee. In the community committee elections, voters may vote for up to three persons. The ASC Chairman said it is important that farmers know that they are to vote for three or less because in the past they have voted for five candidates. Voting for more than three will invalidate the ballot. Voters may select from the candidates listed on the ballot or may write in choices. Mr. Barksdale pointed out that the elections are by secret ballot. He said, “When a voter has marked his ballot, he should fold it and
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