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You Are Invited: 86th Annual Meeting

March 23, 2023

THURSDAY, MARCH 30
MELROSE AREA HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

The 86th Annual Meeting of the members of Stearns Electric Association will be held at the Melrose Area High School Auditorium in Melrose, MN at 7:00 p.m. on March 30, 2023, to act on the following matters:

1. Report of officers, directors and Chief Executive Officer.
2. Regular election of three directors of the Cooperative:

• • One from District 1
  • One from District 7
  • One from District 8

3.  All other business that may properly come before this meeting or adjournment thereof.

As a member-consumer of Stearns Electric, you are also an owner of the Cooperative. As an owner, you have a voice in the operation of our organization. Through attendance at the Annual Meeting and the election of your Board of Directors, you help set the future direction of our Cooperative.

The first 300 members will receive a one-pound block of cheese and one-pound of butter quarters as a gift from the Cooperative. We will also give away 10 door prizes, each valued at $100. You must be present at the meeting to win.

2023 ELECTION DETAILS

CANDIDATES
The candidates who will appear on the ballot are:

DISTRICT 1
(Scandia-Valley, Cushing, Clough, Parker, Darling, Green Prairie, Culdrum, Pike Creek, Swanville, Swan River, Elmdale, Two Rivers townships)

• • Greg Blaine (incumbent)

DISTRICT 7
(Turtle Creek, Little Elk, Leslie, Reynolds, Long Prairie, Bruce, Gordon, Little Sauk, Round Prairie, Burnhamville, West Union, Grey Eagle, Orange townships)

• • Scott Dirkes
  • Lawrence “Lonnie” Iverson (incumbent)

DISTRICT 8
(Kandota, Birchdale, Westport, Ashley, Sauk Centre and Melrose townships)

• • Eric Peterson (incumbent)

Full candidate biographies are available on the Cooperative’s website. Candidate bio sheets were also sent along with the ballot packages for each district. Ballot packages were mailed on March 15, 2023 to members in voting districts. This year’s election is coordinated by Survey & Ballot Systems, an independent firm.

THREE WAYS TO VOTE
Members in voting districts can cast their vote one of three ways:

1. VOTE ONLINE*. Vote online through SmartHub.
2. VOTE BY MAIL*. Ballot packages were mailed on March 15. Please allow for sufficient time for delivery.
3. IN PERSON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. Polls open at 6:30 p.m. until balloting closes. Be sure to bring your Annual Report with you for registration.

*Online or mail ballots will only be accepted if received by 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29.

For additional Annual Meeting and election details, visit www.stearnselectric.org/annual-meeting for more information.

Sincerely,
Michael Cramer, Board Secretary/Treasurer
Scott Dymoke, Co-op Attorney and Nominations Secretary