Districts 1*, 2*, and, 5 are up for election in 2024
District 1 - Crawford and Richland counties
District 2 - Wyandot County
District 5 - Clinton, Eden, and Pleasant townships in Seneca County
*Districts 1 and 2 have two board seats with alternating elections
Districts 4, 6, and, 7 are up for election in 2025
District 4 - Green Creek Township in Sandusky County; and Adams, Bloom, and Scipio townships in Seneca County
District 6 - Hopewell, Liberty, and Seneca townships in Seneca County
District 7 - Washington Township in Hancock County; Scott Township in Sandusky County; Big Spring, Jackson, and Loudon townships in Seneca County; and Montgomery and Perry townships in Wood County.
Districts 1*, 2*, and, 3 are up for election in 2026
District 1 - Crawford and Richland counties
District 2 - Wyandot County
District 3 - Lyme, New Haven, Norwich, Richmond, and Sherman townships in Huron County; York Township in Sandusky County; and Reed, Thompson, and Venice townships in Seneca County
*Districts 1 and 2 have two board seats with alternating elections
Per Article 1, Section 1.02 of the Cooperative's Code of Regulations:
The term “member” as used in this Code of Regulations shall include all adult individuals occupying the same location to or for which the Cooperative provides service (“Joint Member or Joint Members”) and all provisions relating to the rights and liabilities of membership shall apply equally to the holders of such membership. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the effect of the hereinafter specified actions by or in respect of the holders of a membership shall be as follows:
(a) The presence at a meeting of any or all shall be regarded as the presence of one member and shall constitute a joint waiver of notice of the meeting;
(b) The vote of any or all jointly shall constitute one vote;
(c) A waiver of notice signed by any or all shall constitute a valid waiver;
(d) Notice to any shall constitute notice to all;
(e) Expulsion of any Joint Member shall terminate the membership;
(f) Withdrawal of any Joint Member shall terminate the membership; and
(g) Any Joint Member, but not more than one, may be elected or appointed as an officer or Board member, provided that the Joint Member seeking office meets the qualifications for such office.
Per Article IV, Section 4.02, Subsection (b) of the Cooperative's Code of Regulations:
No person shall be eligible to become or remain a director of the Cooperative who:
1. Is or has been an employee of the Cooperative or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates for five (5) years prior to being elected or appointed to the Board of Directors or is a close relative of an incumbent director or of an employee of the Cooperative or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or
2. Has not received electric service from the Cooperative for at least one (1) year prior to being elected or appointed to the Board of Directors, or
3. Is not a member in good standing of the Cooperative and receiving service therefrom at the member’s primary residential abode of the particular district the member represents, or
4. Is not at least eighteen (18) years of age, or
5. Is in any way employed by or financially interested in a competing enterprise, or a business selling electric energy or supplies to the Cooperative, or a business primarily engaged in selling electrical or plumbing appliances, fixtures or supplies to, among others, the members of the Cooperative.
According to the Cooperative’s Code of Regulations, any member residing in the district may seek election to the Board of Directors. The district director candidates seeking election to the Board of Directors will be chosen by the entire membership through an election conducted by mail and/or electronic ballot. If all three district director elections have unopposed candidates, the code of regulations states the cooperative does not have to go to the expense of conducting an election, and the candidates would be considered elected without a formal election. The winners will be announced at the annual meeting held in June.
Petitions can be obtained at the co-op office, 350 Stump Pike Road, Attica, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or by calling the cooperative. The candidate packet including petitions can be mailed to prospective candidates, if necessary.
For a copy of North Central’s Code of Regulations, outlining the election process, call 419-426-3072 or 1-800-426-3072 or e-mail Contactus@fesco-oh.org. The Code of Regulations is available at www.ncelec.org under the “About Us” tab (Membership Documents and Forms).