2025 Director Elections

Published on Friday, August 30, 2024 in Board and Elections

One of the seven guiding principles of cooperatives is democratic member control. We are governed by a nine-member board of directors, and each is elected to serve a three-year term. Directors are elected by and represent those who live in their district, and they make critical decisions on behalf of all co-op members.

Three board seats are up for election next year. If you are a co-op electric customer interested in serving, a candidate application packet will be made available online from Oct. 1 to Dec. 2. Fill out the required forms and secure 30 or more valid co-op customer signatures. Please also provide copies of your driver’s license, high school diploma, and passport or birth certificate.

Your completed packet must be returned to our Cassopolis office by 5 p.m. EST on Dec. 2 to be vetted. If you meet all director qualifications at teammidwest.com/director-requirements, you will be placed on the ballot for one of the three terms for April 2025–2028. Ballots will be emailed to the district members on or around Jan. 20, 2025, and must be submitted by Feb. 10. Board members must reside in the district they represent. Please note that exact dates are subject to change.

Seats in Districts 6, 7, and 9 will be up for election. Please note: Anyone running for our board of directors in the current elections must collect signatures of support from fellow MEC electric customers in their district. That means that you may be visited at your home or business by someone seeking signatures. You are not required to sign their petition unless you support their effort to join our board.

District 6 is currently represented by Jeff Diehl of Union. The district includes the townships of Constantine, Florence, Mottville, Porter (Cass County), and White Pigeon in Michigan, as well as Washington and York in Indiana.

District 7 is currently represented by Gerry Bundle of Cassopolis. The district includes the townships of Calvin, Jefferson, Mason, and Ontwa in Michigan, as well as Harris and Osolo in Indiana.

District 9 is currently represented by Dan Bodette of Wauseon, Ohio. The district includes the townships of Adrian, Blissfield, Deerfield, Dover, Fairfield, Hudson, Madison, Medina, Ogden, Palmyra, Riga, Rollin, Rome, Seneca, and Whiteford in Michigan, as well as Amboy, Brady, Chesterfield, Dover, Franklin, German, Gorham, Mill Creek, Pike, and Royalton in Ohio.

All three current directors plan to run for re-election.

For more information about serving on the board of directors, please call the cooperative at 800-492-5989 or send an email to board.inquiries@teammidwest.com.

Vote for Your Director Electronically

You will receive your ballot via email on or around Jan. 20, 2025. The email will come from the MEC election coordinator and will include instructions on the voting process. Please verify that we have the correct email address on file by logging into SmartHub and going to Menu > Settings > Contact Methods. You can also call us at 800-492-5989. Please verify your information by Dec. 8.

In the meantime, please add noreply@directvote.net as an approved sender in your email account. Since every email provider is unique, we recommend that you refer to the support section of your email account for instructions on how to do this.