MNP provides details on voter eligibility for CWB director elections
For immediate release
WINNIPEG, SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 -- Voter eligibility criteria for the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) 2008 director elections is now available, as announced by chartered accounting and business advisory firm, Meyers Norris Penny LLP (MNP).
“This year, new options have been added to make it easier for producers to establish their eligibility to vote,” said election coordinator Ian Craven with MNP.
Actual producers in CWB Districts 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 who produced any of the seven major grains in 2007-08 or 2008-09 are eligible to vote, along with those entitled to a share of that grain. The major grains are wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax, canola and ****seed.
Those who delivered to the CWB this year or last are automatically on the voters’ list and have been sent a voter confirmation package. “If the information is correct in these mailings, producers don’t have to do anything but wait for their ballot to arrive in the mail,” said Craven. “If they do need to make changes, they can simply note the changes on the letter and mail it back to us before October 10, 2008.”
Other farmers can establish their eligibility to vote by completing and submitting an “Application to Vote” form with a statutory declaration, as per previous CWB elections. Alternatively, a new option for this year is that any of the following can accompany the form to validate eligibility, in place of a statutory declaration:
Crop insurance contract or contract number
Grain delivery receipt
Grain cash ticket
Producers can inquire as to whether they are included on the preliminary voters list by calling the MNP toll-free election number at 1.877.500.0795.
Signed “Application to Vote” forms must be mailed or faxed to the Election Coordinator along with supporting documentation for receipt no later than 5 p.m. Central Time (CT) on November 14, 2008 at:
CWB Election Coordinator
Meyers Norris Penny LLP
500-1661 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3J 3T7
FAX: 204.783.8329
More information about voter eligibility, including online forms, is available from the CWB election website at cwbelection.com or can be requested by calling the toll-free number at 1.877.500.0795. Questions can also be e-mailed to: questions@cwbelection.com
About MNP
MNP is the seventh largest chartered accountancy and business advisory firm in Canada and provides world-class expertise, in-depth knowledge and personalized service on a full range of assurance, taxation, business and agriculture advisory services. Advising agriculture and agribusiness has been a focal point of MNP’s business philosophy since its beginnings in 1945.
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For more information, please contact:
Ian Craven
Election Coordinator
1.877.500.0795 (toll free)
1.204.788.6063 (direct line)
ian.craven@mnp.ca (e-mail)
www.cwbelection.com (election website)
For immediate release
WINNIPEG, SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 -- Voter eligibility criteria for the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) 2008 director elections is now available, as announced by chartered accounting and business advisory firm, Meyers Norris Penny LLP (MNP).
“This year, new options have been added to make it easier for producers to establish their eligibility to vote,” said election coordinator Ian Craven with MNP.
Actual producers in CWB Districts 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 who produced any of the seven major grains in 2007-08 or 2008-09 are eligible to vote, along with those entitled to a share of that grain. The major grains are wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax, canola and ****seed.
Those who delivered to the CWB this year or last are automatically on the voters’ list and have been sent a voter confirmation package. “If the information is correct in these mailings, producers don’t have to do anything but wait for their ballot to arrive in the mail,” said Craven. “If they do need to make changes, they can simply note the changes on the letter and mail it back to us before October 10, 2008.”
Other farmers can establish their eligibility to vote by completing and submitting an “Application to Vote” form with a statutory declaration, as per previous CWB elections. Alternatively, a new option for this year is that any of the following can accompany the form to validate eligibility, in place of a statutory declaration:
Crop insurance contract or contract number
Grain delivery receipt
Grain cash ticket
Producers can inquire as to whether they are included on the preliminary voters list by calling the MNP toll-free election number at 1.877.500.0795.
Signed “Application to Vote” forms must be mailed or faxed to the Election Coordinator along with supporting documentation for receipt no later than 5 p.m. Central Time (CT) on November 14, 2008 at:
CWB Election Coordinator
Meyers Norris Penny LLP
500-1661 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3J 3T7
FAX: 204.783.8329
More information about voter eligibility, including online forms, is available from the CWB election website at cwbelection.com or can be requested by calling the toll-free number at 1.877.500.0795. Questions can also be e-mailed to: questions@cwbelection.com
About MNP
MNP is the seventh largest chartered accountancy and business advisory firm in Canada and provides world-class expertise, in-depth knowledge and personalized service on a full range of assurance, taxation, business and agriculture advisory services. Advising agriculture and agribusiness has been a focal point of MNP’s business philosophy since its beginnings in 1945.
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For more information, please contact:
Ian Craven
Election Coordinator
1.877.500.0795 (toll free)
1.204.788.6063 (direct line)
ian.craven@mnp.ca (e-mail)
www.cwbelection.com (election website)
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