Donny Green, County Executive Director of the
DeKalb/Cannon County Farm Service Agency, announces that the 2019 FSA County
Committee elections are underway as ballots were mailed to eligible voters in Local
Administrative Area (LAA) # 3 (DeKalb County) on November 4th.
December 2, 2019 will be the last day to postmark voted
ballots returned by mail, or to deliver voted ballots to the local
FSA office.
R.V. Billings, Jr. was the only candidate nominated for LAA # 3 during
the 2019 nomination period. Mr. Billings has been certified as an eligible
candidate and is currently completing his second 3-year term on the DeKalb FSA
County Committee. R.V. is a retired County Executive Director of the DeKalb
County Farm Service Agency. He owns and operates a farm in the Johnson’s Chapel
community.
Write-in nominations can be accepted on ballots. However, the write-in nominee
must meet eligibility criteria and attest to his or her willingness
to serve, if elected, by signing a nominating petition. Agricultural
producers were encouraged to submit candidate names during the nomination period
that ended August 1, 2019.
“The FSA county committee system is unique among government agencies, because
it allows producers to make important decisions concerning the local
administration of federal farm programs. All eligible farmers and
ranchers, especially minorities and women, are encouraged to get involved and
make a real difference in their communities by voting in this year's
elections,” says Green.
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.
Eligible voters in DeKalb County LAA # 3 who did not receive a ballot can
obtain a ballot at their local USDA Service Center. December 2, 2019 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
December 2, 2019. The DeKalb/Cannon FSA County Committee will meet on
December 5, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. to canvass and tabulate the ballots. This
meeting is open to the public. The newly elected committee member and alternates
take office January 1, 2020.
Farm Service Agency County Community Elections Under Way

