Ballots for the 2011 Farm Service Agency county committee elections will be mailed to eligible voters today. The deadline for eligible voters to return ballots to their local FSA offices is Dec. 5.
For those in Crittenden County, the FSA office is located 2027 U.S. 60 E. in Salem.
To be an eligible voter, farmers and ranchers must participate or cooperate in FSA programs. A person who is not of legal voting age, but supervises and conducts the farming operations of an entire farm, can also vote. Agricultural producers in each county submitted candidate names during the nomination period held last summer.
Eligible voters who do not receive a ballot can obtain ballots at their local USDA Service Center. Dec. 5 is the last day for voters to submit ballots in person to local USDA Service Centers. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked no later than Dec. 5.
