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 116 STAT. 524 Deadline. Deadline. PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 "(V) REPORT OF ELECTION.— Not later than 20 days after the date on which an election is held, a county, area, or local committee shall file an election report with the Secretary and the State office of the Farm Service Agency that includes— "(aa) the number of eligible voters in the area covered by the county, area, or local committee; "(bb) the number of ballots cast in the election by eligible voters (including the percentage of eligible voters that cast ballots); "(cc) the number of ballots disqualified in the election; "(dd) the percentage that the number of ballots disqualified is of the number of ballots received; "(ee) the number of nominees for each seat up for election; "(ff) the race, ethnicity, and gender of each nominee, as provided through the voluntary self-identification of each nominee; and "(gg) the final election results (including the number of ballots received by each nominee). "(VI) NATIONAL REPORT.— Not later than 90 days after the date on which the first election of a county, area, or local committee that occurs after the date of enactment of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 is held, the Secretary shall complete a report that consolidates all the election data reported to the Secretary under subclause (V). " (VII) ELECTION REFORM.— "(aa) ANALYSIS.— I f determined necessary by the Secretary after analyzing the data contained in the report under subclause (VI), the Secretary shall promulgate and publish in the Federal Register proposed uniform guidelines for conducting elections for members and alternate members of county, area, and local committees not later than 1 year after the date of completion of the report. "(bb) INCLUSION.— The procedures promulgated by the Secretary under item (aa) shall ensure fair representation of socially disadvantaged groups described in subclause (III)(bb) . in an area covered by the county, area, or local committee, in cases in which those groups are underrepresented on the county, area, or local committee for that area. "(cc) METHODS OF INCLUSION. — Notwithstanding clause (ii), the Secretary may ensure inclusion of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers through provisions allowing for appointment of 1 additional voting member to a county, area, or local committee or through other methods.

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