Section 5, Ballot distribution and receipt; date of referendum:

Section 5, Ballot distribution and receipt; date of referendum: Section 3.1-22.60 of the Code of Virginia recpres the Commisaoner to dtetrixite ballots m advance of the referwdum. The Ccmissioner shal rx^abaiotalongv^apre^essedb^r^menveloperthe referendum malty Eadnpersonvvtxiiseligtitetovotewhovdesandwhowisheshisvote to be counted shai r^um the completed batot. r the pre-addressed return envelope provided, to tie Director. For purposes of these Rides, the refer^xijrri shall be deemed to be held on the last date on which the Director wi accept cast baiots. namely May 26,2006. The deadine for receipt of cast ballots on that date is 5:00 pm Section 6, Judges: The Commissioner shal appoint three judges to count and cerjfy the votes. The ^Jdges may not own horses or equine feed manufacturing businesses or be financiaBy rterested in the horse industryorequinemanufacturing businesses. Section 7, Counting baiots, etc.: Thejudges shal open fie envelopes and count tie completed balds and stiM certify the results to the Commissioner. According to Section 3.1-22.60 D. of the Code ofVipa The Commissioner shal within 10 days after the referendum, canvassandpublii^declaretheresuttsthereofardcHtifythesameto

the Governor and the Board.'

In fulimenl of this statutory requirement, the Commissioner sfiai. no | later than June 5.2006: 1. Canvass and pubSdv dedare the results of the referendum: and ZCeitifythesametotheBoardandtotheGovemor.providr^tothe ' Governor through the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry the resiits of the referendum and proposed finings m a form that can he used by.ihe Governs m ament of Section 3.1-2271 of the Code or' Section 3.1-22.72 of the Code, as the case may be. Section 3.12271 states: t the Governor finds the referendum n order and mat at feast a simple majority of those voting are m favor of the assessment for the purpose of conducting adrfoonal'programs in mart© development, educate publicity. research, and promote of the spume industry, he shal so proclaim and ar assessment of $3 per ton or $0,075 per 5Cpound bag of manufactured equine feeo shal be estatfched within 180 days of such proclamation and collected 3s set forth in tins chapter,' Section 3.1-22.72 states: