JOHNSON – Vermont Electric Co-op (VEC) is seeking candidates for the three board of directors’ seats that are up for election this year. VEC’s 12 board members represent towns across the co-op’s service territory and serve four-year terms.
Directors receive a stipend and mileage reimbursement for attending monthly committee and board meetings and have additional training opportunities including conferences to learn more about energy issues and the cooperative utility model. To be eligible to run, candidates must be a VEC member whose principal residence is within VEC’s service territory and within the specific district or zone they wish to represent. Candidates must also collect at least 15 signatures from VEC members from their district.
The board generally meets in the afternoon on the last Tuesday of each month at VEC’s headquarters in Johnson.
The deadline for candidate applications is March 11. The election opens on April 14, closes on May 7, and results are announced at the annual meeting of the membership, May 9.
Seats up for election in 2026 and the towns they represent include District 3: Albany, Craftsbury, Glover, Greensboro, Irasburg, Jay, Lowell, Newport Town, Troy, Westfield; District 4: Bakersfield, Belvidere, Cambridge, Eden, Fairfax, Fairfield, Fletcher, Hyde Park, Johnson, Morristown, Stowe, Waterville; District 5: Bolton, Essex, Hinesburg, Huntington, Jericho, Milton, Richmond, Shelburne, Starksboro, St. George, Underhill, Westford, Williston
To learn more or request application materials, visit vermontelectric.coop/about/vec-board-of-directors-election.
