NEC Board of Director Elections Open at the end of June - NEC Coop
May 28, 2015 — Company News
Although the NEC Retail District is not up for election this year (this position comes open next year) all NEC members are eligible to run if you live or own property within the district up for election. What does running for a position entail?
Step 1: Pick up a “petition” packet from the NEC office in Calallen beginning June 22nd.
Ste 2: Collect 15 signatures of members who live in the district you are running for.
Step 3: Return the petition by July 24th
Don’t forget, regardless if your district is up for election or not, all members have a vote and will vote for all election candidates.
Districts Up For Election: (Directors serve three-year terms)
District 3 (Current Director: David Rosse)
District 5 (Current Director: Maxine Stewart)
District 9 (Current Director: Johnny Alvarado)
Petition Pick-up Date: Monday, June 22, 2015 beginning at 8:00 a.m.
You must sign out a petition at the Calallen NEC office. You will need to have 15 members who reside in your district sign your petition. You may have 1 hour at the NEC office to sit down with a pen and paper to record member information from your district.
Petition Return Deadline: Friday, July 24, 2015 by 5:00 p.m.
Each signature will be verified. If you fall short, an NEC representative will contact you. Only two members from each district are allowed on the ballot.
In the event there are more than two, Electricity Company, NEC will host a primary election in your district to narrow the nominees to two (2). If needed, District meetings wil be held between June 12- 19, 2015.
Final Election Date: Thursday, October 8, 2015 at the NEC Annual Meeting.
Members are mailed ballots (we use a third party ballot company) in Mid-September. They are due right before the Annual Meeting. On-site voting is allowed at the Annual meeting (if they have not already mailed in a ballot – don’t worry, we track this very closely). Results of the election are announced during the business meeting.
Click HERE for additional information on the Board of Directors
For questions, e-mail Julianne Coleman, Executive Assistant or call her at 361.632.9288 x 248
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