OPALCO News
Posted February 1, 2018 at 5:45 am by Tim Dustrude
Candidates Named for OPALCO Election; Nominations by Petition due 2/23
The volunteer member Elections & Governance Committee has selected two candidates as nominees for the OPALCO Board of Directors election, District 2 (Orcas, Armitage, Big Double, Blakely, Fawn, Little Double and Obstruction islands), in April 2018. The following were nominated by a vote of the committee: Richard (Rick) Christmas and Jeffrey L. Struthers.
There is still time for members to declare their candidacy for the board election. Nominations by petition are due on February 23, 2018 at 12:00 PT (noon). Co-op members from District 2 may submit their candidacy by
- collecting no fewer than 20 names and signatures of OPALCO members who live in their district on a petition; and
- completing the nominations app at https://opalco.directnominations.net/.
Get more information on OPALCO’s nominations process online: www.opalco.com/election-process-for-directors/.
Candidate forums are scheduled during the week of March 12-16th on four islands to meet the candidates in person. Ballots and voting materials for the 2018 election will be sent to members on March 29th, and posted online at www.opalco.com. The election opens on March 29th and ballots are due online or by mail no later than 10:00 am PT. Election results will be announced on Saturday, April 21st at OPALCO’s Annual Meeting on the WSF Tillikum.
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