The results of the 2024 Little River Electric Cooperatives Board of Trustees Election:
- Dist. 2 – Sandra Campbell 748 – 54.01%
- Dist. 2 – Mary Beth Parker 637 – 45.99%
- Dist. 7 – Wayne Erwin 1202 – 88.71%
- Distr.7 – Zanetta Miller 153 – 11.29%
Congratulations to Ms. Campbell and Mr. Erwin.
Little River Electric employee Joe Wallace registers a member at the
2023 registration event in McCormick. Once again, LREC will have electronic voting at the time of registration for trustee election.
With September comes fall, and hopefully cooler weather to relieve us from the extreme heat we’ve had all summer.
This month, we’re celebrating another year—84 to be exact—of Little River Electric Cooperative and its members. We look forward to seeing everyone at one of our convenient Annual Meeting registration locations. Your Annual Meeting is a time to reflect on the accomplishments and good financial standing of your cooperative. I’m excited to share all these things with you on Sept. 14, at 12:30 p.m. The meeting of the members will be STREAMED ONLY on facebook.com/LRECI. Election results and prize winners will be posted on Facebook and here on our website when the meeting is adjourned.
As our bylaws state:
SECTION 5.03 – Election. At each Annual Member Meeting, Trustees shall be elected by secret written or electronic ballot by the Members, with poling and early voting as required by state law; PROVIDED, that in the event of an uncontested race, secret balloting shall be dispensed with and the particular election shall occur by acclamation. Trustees shall be elected by a plurality vote of the Members. Drawing by lot shall resolve, where necessary, any tie votes.
SECTION 5.07 – Voting For Trustees. In the election of Trustees, all Trustee elections and all Member voting are held and conducted on a Cooperative-wide basis. Members are entitled, but, not required, to vote for as many candidates in each election as there are contested seats in that race. The candidate(s) obtaining the highest number of votes shall prevail. Cumulative voting is not allowed; attempts to attribute more than one vote to a single candidate shall be counted as a single vote for that candidate but shall not otherwise spoil the ballot.
The purpose of the meeting is to take action on the following matters:
1. The reports of officers, trustees, and committees.
2. Election of two trustees for a three-year term. The following has been nominated by petition per the bylaws:
District No. 2 – Mary Beth Parker
District No. 2 – Sandra Campbell
District No. 7 – Wayne Erwin
District No. 7 – Zanetta Miller
3. And, any other business which may come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Prizes will be drawn at the close of the business meeting to members holding lucky tickets and will be posted on our Facebook page. Only members who have registered will be eligible.
DRIVE-THRU ONLY REGISTRATION
Sept. 5, 10, 12 and 14*
- Little River Electric Cooperative, Inc.
300 Cambridge Street, Abbeville
Thursday, Sept. 12, 7 a.m.–7 p.m.
*Saturday, Sept. 14, 8 a.m.–Noon - Crescent High School FFA Arena
9104 Hwy 81 S, Iva
Thursday, Sept. 5, 1 p.m.–7 p.m. - Lutheran Church by the Lake
100 Twelve Oaks Drive, McCormick
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 1 p.m.–7 p.m.
You should’ve already received your Annual Meeting ticket in the mail. Please be sure to bring your ticket and ID to one of our convenient registration locations. As always, we look forward to seeing all of you.
TRICIA SMITH
Communications Director
