GCEA Annual Meeting Notice
Board Election and Annual Meeting Date
The ELECTION FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS and the 85th Annual Member Meeting for Gunnison County Electric Association (GCEA) will be held on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at 6 p.m. at 37250 W US Highway 50, Gunnison, CO 81230.
Board Districts up for Election: GCEA’s Board of Director positions at the end of each three-year term that are eligible for election are as follows:
District No. 6 – (Incumbent Polly Oberosler)
The Tomichi Creek area east of the City of Gunnison to the Continental Divide within the certificated service area of the Association.
District No. 7 – (open seat)
This District shall be considered an “at-large” district encompassing the entire certificated area of the Association. A Member residing in any of the Association’s Director Districts may seek nomination for this position, subject to the qualification, nomination and election standards and procedures applicable to all other Director Districts.
How to Become a Candidate: To become nominated as a candidate for the GCEA’s Board of Directors Election, an interested person must meet the qualifications for serving as a director and must timely submit a nomination petition signed by at least 15 members of GCEA. Signers do not have to live within your district. Additionally, GCEA strongly encourages any person interested in serving as a director to schedule an information/ orientation meeting with CEO Mike McBride.
Candidate packets and petitions will be available February 15, 2024.
To serve as a director, you must be a member of GCEA, reside within the district for which you are nominated, and meet all other qualifications for serving as a director.
DEADLINE: Completed petitions must be returned to GCEA by 12:00 p.m./noon MDT on Monday, April 22, 2024.
Ballot Mailing Deadline: In case of a contested election, ballots will be posted for mailing to members on Monday, May 20, 2024. Ballots are mailed to members of record as determined 60 days prior to the election date and sent to the member’s main address on file. Ballots must be completed per instructions and returned by the close of registration at the Annual Meeting held on June 18, 2024. Any ballots received after this deadline will be considered invalid.
Electronic Voting: Due to changes in Colorado law, members now have the option to vote electronically in case of a contested election. In case of a contested election, electronic voting instructions will be provided to all members of record in their mailed paper ballots.
Election Results: In case of a contested election, results will be announced approximately 2-5 business days following the June 18 annual meeting.
For more information: For complete information concerning the nomination process, please call Chief Executive Officer Mike McBride or Executive Assistant Sherry Shelton at 970-641-3520 or email directorelections@gcea.coop.