Members are nominated to be director candidates by the Nominating Committee (PDF) or by member petition. The EnergyUnited Board of Directors Election is independently administered by Survey and Ballot Systems (SBS). The Credentials & Election Committee certifies the EnergyUnited Board of Directors Election results and makes the final decision concerning any election-related issue. For more information on the cooperative’s Nominating Committee (PDF) and Credentials & Election Committee , please refer to the cooperative’s website or Connect (the member newsletter included in each issue of Carolina Country magazine), and the Cooperative’s Bylaws. For more information on the independent administration of the EnergyUnited Board of Directors Election, please contact Survey and Ballot Systems by telephone at 952-974-2339 or by email at support@directvote.net. Click below for:

• Example Member Petition Form Format (PDF)

• Example Completed Sample Member Petition Form (PDF)

• Candidate’s Qualification Affidavit (PDF)

• General Information and Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

The forms provided are examples only. Member petitions may be submitted in any format. A Member petition must contain all the information required by Section 4.4-Director Nominations, of the Cooperative’s Bylaws. Members must satisfy all the requirements set out in Section 4.3-Director Qualifications, of the Cooperative’s Bylaws, to serve on EnergyUnited’s Board of Directors.
*When the number of nominees does not exceed the number of Directors to be elected from a particular Director District, balloting may be dispensed with in respect to that Director District and the President shall declare such nominees duly elected.