General Information about HREC Elections
- A Board of Directors governs the cooperative
- The cooperative is divided into 4 director districts with 2 directors elected from each district
- Directors are elected by the membership of their respective districts and must be active members of the cooperative
- Directors serve three-year terms
- Directors may be nominated by written petitions signed by at least 25 Heartland REC members who are residents of the district to be represented
- Elections occur via mail ballot
- Results are announced at each year’s Annual Meeting
2023 Election Information
- Districts 2 and 3 will each have an open seat
- Signed nomination petitions and the Affirmation of Director Qualification form must be received at the Heartland REC office in Girard by 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023
- Ballots for the election will be mailed no later than Monday, March 13, and need to be received at the Heartland REC office in Girard by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 27, 2023
- The winner will be announced at the live-streamed Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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