Section 77817 Of Article 5. Implementation And Voting Procedures From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 22. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 19. >> Article 5.

. Upon certification of the commission, the eligible handler members and alternates of any body operating pursuant to an existing federal marketing order for dates comprise the initial membership of the commission. Thereafter, persons to be elected to the commission shall be selected pursuant to nomination and elections procedures that are established by the commission with the concurrence of the secretary. For purposes of elections, the vote of each handler shall be weighted by the pounds of dates handled during the immediately preceding marketing year.