The CDFA announced today that it is extending the voting deadline for the PD/GWSS referendum to June 10. This is being done to ensure the minimum eligible grower participation rate of 40 percent required by law for this program is reached.
Duplicate ballots will be sent to all growers whose votes had not been received as of May 11; they are asked to vote and return their ballots by the new deadline.
Depending on how wineries reported grower information, some ballots may have gone to management companies on behalf of growers. Growers who use management companies should check with them to see if any ballots have been received.
The CDFA sent out over 7,000 ballots on April 10 to every grower who paid the assessment on grapes crushed in 2014. Growers who represent more than one entity will receive a ballot for each entity. They are not duplicates and should be voted on and returned to CDFA.
Growers who believe they are entitled to vote but did not receive a ballot should call the CDFA Marketing Branch at (916) 900-5018.
