Powerline Press
NEWSLETTER
A Supplement of Oklahoma Living Published by Lake Region Electric Cooperative for its members.
December February 2023 2019
ARE YOU READY TO SERVE?
2023 Board of Trustees Election Lake Region Electric Cooperative is your memberowned rural electric cooperative. It belongs to you and your fellow members. LREC’s success depends on its board of trustees guidance, comprised of seven democratically-elected individuals from the membership. Lake Region Electric Cooperative is accepting nominations from eligible candidates who are interested in running and serving on the cooperative’s board of trustees. We have two board members whose terms will expire this year. The coop membership will vote to select the two positions, to serve a three-year term at this year’s Annual Meeting - on April 29, 2023. The Annual Meeting will look similar to last year’s, with several drivethru lanes for quick and easy voting. We will publish more details on Annual Meeting as these become available.
Becoming a Candidate Members interested in running for the board will need to pick up a nomination petition packet starting February 28, 2023, at LREC’s main office in Hulbert during regular business hours. Complete the packet and return all required documents, including 15 member signatures supporting your candidacy no later than 4:30 PM, March 24, 2023. You will be notified of your candidacy if all qualifications have been met. Specific minimal qualifications are required by basic law and the cooperative’s bylaws for one to be eligible for election or appointed to and to serve on the cooperative’s board of trustees. 105901
Shawna Justice and Kristy Turney, working 2022 Annual Meeting.
Candidate Qualifications
It is the board’s ultimate legal responsibility to ensure that these requirements are met and in compliance. Suppose the board should determine that an incumbent, nominee, or potential appointee lacks or has lost any necessary legal qualifications. In that case, the board must remove such incumbent or declare such nominee or possible appointee ineligible for election, whichever may be the case. By adopting, publishing, and appropriately disseminating this policy in our member newsletter, the board’s respectful hope is that trustee incumbents, nominees, or potential appointees will be fully apprised of these requirements.
Candidate Qualification Bylaws Continued on page 2