2008 Trustee Election

The 2008 Ballot is now closed. Thank you for voting! Congratulations to Dale Scheiderer (District 3) and Jeff Reinhard (District 6)

Profiles of all the candidates and the proposed changes to the Code of Regulations are now posted in the Latest News.

All members vote in every election, regardless of what district you live in.

Voting opens with the mailing of ballots to members no later than April 13. Completed ballots are due back to the Cooperative by Thursday, May 1.

Online instructions and a password are included with the paper ballot mailing. Members must have a password in order to vote online. After passwords are distributed they will be available for retrieval online as well.

Members may vote on the paper ballot or online, but only the first vote received will count if both are submitted.

Each member household or business is entitled to one vote. For joint memberships, the registered joint membership holders may split the vote. To verify whether you have a joint or single membership, contact a member services representative.

Making a Decision

Read about what's expected of cooperative trustees in this article from the March 2008 Local Connections.

Timeline of the 2008 Election Process

• December 17 ~ Trustee interest cards mailed to appropriate districts.

• January 11 ~ Trustee interest cards due at law office.

• Week of January 14 ~ Candidate eligibility confirmed.

• January 22 ~ Nominating committee named.

• Between February 4 and March 14 ~ Nominating committee selects the candidates.

• March 14 ~ Last day for submission of petitions.

• April 13 ~ Last day to mail ballots to members

• May 1 ~ All ballots due in office or by Internet vote.

Qualifications for Nomination

Seats on the Board of Trustees are designated by geographic area. To run, a position must be available in your area. To qualify, you must:

1. Be a member of the Cooperative and resident of the district you want to represent;

2. Not be employed by or financially interested in a competing enterprise or a business selling electric power and/or energy or electrical supplies or appliances to the Cooperative or its member;

3. Not be employed by the Cooperative or its subsidiaries within 5 years of the date of election. Visit our Board of Trustees page for more information on the democratic representation of our organization.

Considering running for Trustee in 2009? Request a Nominations Packet.

The 2009 Election will cover District 1 (Bowling Green, Claibourne, Hale, Jackson, Washington and York townships and District 4 (Liberty, Perry, Taylor and Zane townships.) See who represents these districts now.