1.     a.    No later than March first of the year in which the term of a council member is to expire, the extension agent for each county in that member’s district shall hold a meeting of barley producers for the purpose of electing a county representative.

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     b.    The council shall publish notice of the meeting in the official newspaper of the county for two consecutive weeks. The last notice must be published no fewer than five nor more than ten days before the meeting.

c.    The meeting must be held within the county.

d.    During the meeting, the county extension agent shall conduct the election.

e.    Any participating producer who resides in the county may vote in the election.

f.    The county extension agent shall canvass the votes, notify the director of the North Dakota state university extension service and the council that the election has taken place, and provide to the director and the council the name and address of the newly elected county representative.

2.    Subsection 1 does not apply if the extension agent for a county, in consultation with the executive director of the county farm service agency office, determines and notifies the council that no barley producers willing to serve as county representatives reside within the county.