Two district seats on the 7-member board of directors are for District 5, the southwestern portion of Empire\u2019s service area and District 6, the southeastern portion of Empire\u2019s service area.<\/p>\n
District 5 includes Towaoc and the western part of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Reservation and District 6 includes Mancos, a portion of Cortez and the eastern part of the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation.<\/p>\n
To get on the board of directors ballot, interested parties must be a member of the cooperative, a resident of the district represented, a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years of age and not an employee of the cooperative.<\/p>\n
Nominations for the positions are by petition-only and must include the signature of at least 15 members of the cooperative within your district.<\/p>\n
Candidates must file the official petition with the cooperative\u2019s Secretary between March 20, 2015 and May 4, 2015.<\/p>\n
Each member of the cooperative will then vote either at the annual Empire Electric membership meeting on June 18 or via a mail-in ballot.<\/p>\n
Members who attend the annual meeting will get a $10 credit on their electric bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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