Election

Tri-County EMC's 2023 Annual Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 19 at 2:00 PM at the Tri-County EMC office in Gray. 

Director seats from Post 1 of Districts 1, 2, and 3 will be included on the ballot, as well as a proposed bylaw change and approval of the Annual Meeting Minutes from 2022. Members are encouraged to cast their vote for a chance to win a bill credit up to $500. Instructions on how to vote, via online or by paper ballot, are included below. 

WHY VOTE?:
All members that cast a vote in the election will be entered to win a $500 bill credit. Tri-County EMC is owned by its members, so member participation in the annual election is a crucial part of a successful cooperative. 

HOW TO VOTE

ONLINE VOTING:
If you enrolled in online voting before August 30, an email with instructions on how to cast your vote was/will be emailed to you on September 19. If you did not receive that email, please check your Junk Mail folder and search for it using the email information in bold below. If it is not in your inbox or you cannot find your login information, click here to have it resent to you. Online voting will close at 5:00 PM on October 17.
 

From: Tri-County EMC Election Coordinator, mailto:noreply@directovote.net
Subject of the Email: Tri-County EMC 2023 election login information below


To enroll in online voting for future elections, click here. If you did not enroll in online voting this year, you will still have the option to vote online. Instructions will be printed on the paper ballot you receive via mail. 

PAPER VOTING:
If you did not enroll in online voting, a paper ballot was/will be mailed to you on September 19. If you misplaced your ballot, or did not receive a ballot, please contact Anna Smith at annas@tri-countyemc.com or 478.986.8126 to have another ballot mailed to you. All paper ballots must be received by the cooperative by October 18 or brought with you to the Annual Meeting. Ballots can also be turned in at Tri-County EMC office drive-thru windows.

PROXY: (Voting in place of a member)
If you cannot attend the Annual Meeting and would like to designate another member to vote in your place, please use this form and have the voter bring it with them to the Annual Meeting. A proxy can only vote on behalf of one other member. 
 

LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION: (Voting on behalf of business, church, club or organization)
Any Tri-County EMC member whose account is listed as a business, church, club or other organization should use this form to designate a voting representative for the election. The form must be completed and notarized and returned with your ballot. 
 

DID NOT RECEIVE A BALLOT:
If you did not receive a ballot via mail or email, contact Anna Smith at annas@tri-countyemc.com or 478.986.8126.


 

ON THE BALLOT


Board of Directors, Post 1 Seats

District 1, Post 1 (Jones & Bibb Counties)
Dan Greene (Incumbent)
Dan Greene was born and raised in Jones County. He is a graduate of Jones County High School and received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Georgia. He has worked in the dairy business throughout his life and was the co-owner of Greene Brothers’ Dairy. He is currently managing Greene Settlement Farms - a beef, cattle, and hay business. Dan and his wife, Beth, have three children, who all live in Jones County. He and Beth attend Bradley Baptist Church.

 

​​​​​​District 2, Post 1 (Jasper, Morgan, & Putnam Counties)
Brenda P. Green (Incumbent)
Brenda P. Green owned and managed an electrical construction contracting firm for 23 years. Prior to that, she began her career in the EMC world working for Pataula EMC and Oglethorpe Power Corporation. She is a Credentialed Cooperative Director, a certification from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). She currently serves as Chairman of Tri-County EMC, sits on the Georgia EMC Board, and has served on the boards of Central Georgia Technical College and Central Georgia Christian Food Bank.

 

District 3, Post 1 (Baldwin, Wilkinson, & Twiggs Counties)
Sammy Hall (Incumbent)
Sammy Hall is a retired educator of 31 years with the Baldwin County School System and currently serves as Vice Chairman of Tri-County EMC. He is a member of the Baldwin County Board of Commissioners and the Milledgeville Chamber of Commerce. Sammy graduated from Georgia Military College and Georgia College. He earned a Specialist and Master’s degree from the University of Georgia. He is a Credentialed Cooperative Director certified by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. He and his wife, Linda, attend First Baptist Church in Milledgeville. 

 

Proposed Bylaw Amendment

  • Shall the Bylaws of Tri-County EMC be amended to add to the Bylaws the following paragraph in Section 3.05?

The Board of Directors may fix the Record Date for voting or other action, but the Voting Record Date may not be more than thirty (30) days before the meeting of members. The Board of Directors may fix the Record Date for a member petition to nominate a director candidate, but the Petition Record Date may not be less than ninety (90) days prior to the Annual Meeting of members. If a member is terminated or suspended after the Record Date, then the member may not sign a document, receive a document, or otherwise act.

 

 

Annual Meeting Minutes Approval for 2022

  • Do you approve the annual meeting minutes from 2022?

2022 Annual Meeting Minutes
 


 

Nominating Committee:

DISTRICT 1: 
Jones & Bibb
Emory Crumbley
Brent Miller
Laura Hardwick

DISTRICT 2:
Putnam, Jasper, & Morgan
Carol Guthrie
Jerry Sheppard
Stacey Holder

DISTRICT 3:
Baldwin, Wilkinson, & Twiggs
Chauncey Keaton
Hunter Bacon

 

Nominating Committee Meeting Results: Dan Greene (Post 1, District 1), Brenda P. Green (Post 1, District 2), and Sammy Hall (Post 1, District 3) were all nominated. Their names will appear on the ballot as incumbents in the 2023 Tri-County EMC Directors Election.


Credentials and Elections Committee:

DISTRICT 1: 
Jones & Bibb
Diana Simmons
Wendy Vaughn
Norma Hancock

DISTRICT 2:
Putnam, Jasper, & Morgan
Danny Kirwan
Hank Raehn
Paul Gardner

DISTRICT 3:
Baldwin, Wilkinson, & Twiggs
Danny Blair
Ronald Cowan
Frank Moss