# 7 CFR § 1205.209: Confidential information

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1205.209

## Section

- **Citation:** 7 CFR § 1205.209
- **Heading:** Confidential information
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 7—Agriculture > Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER XI—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS › MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE > PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION > Subpart—Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda in Connection With Cotton Research and Promotion Order

## Text

(a) The ballots cast or the manner in which any person voted and all information furnished to, compiled by, or in the possession of the referendum agent shall be regarded as confidential.
(b) The ballots and other information or reports that reveal, or tend to reveal, the vote of any person covered under the Order and the voter list shall be strictly confidential and shall not be disclosed.

## Nearby sections

- [7 CFR § 1205.200 § 1205.200 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1205.200.md)
- [7 CFR § 1205.201 § 1205.201 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1205.201.md)
- [7 CFR § 1205.202 § 1205.202 Agencies through which a referendum shall be conducted.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1205.202.md)
- [7 CFR § 1205.203 § 1205.203 Voting eligibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1205.203.md)
- [7 CFR § 1205.204 § 1205.204 Voting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1205.204.md)
- [7 CFR § 1205.205 § 1205.205 Canvass of ballots.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1205.205.md)
- [7 CFR § 1205.206 § 1205.206 Reporting results of referendum.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1205.206.md)
- [7 CFR § 1205.207 § 1205.207 Challenge of correctness of county summary of ballots.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1205.207.md)
- [7 CFR § 1205.208 § 1205.208 Disposition of ballots and records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1205.208.md)
- [7 CFR § 1205.209 § 1205.209 Confidential information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1205.209.md)
- [7 CFR § 1205.210 § 1205.210 Additional instructions and forms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1205.210.md)
- [7 CFR § 1205.401 § 1205.401 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1205.401.md)
- [7 CFR § 1205.402 § 1205.402 Determination of Cotton Board membership.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1205.402.md)
- [7 CFR § 1205.403 § 1205.403 Nomination procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-1205.403.md)

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