Voting Methods & Instructions

This year, PEC members in districts 4 and 5 will elect a board director for their district, with one vote granted per membership. As in previous years, a third-party administrator, Survey & Ballot Systems (SBS), will handle the balloting process.

Voting in the 2022 PEC Election will open May 18, 2022, at 12:01 a.m. and continue through June 10, 2022, at 5 p.m.

Members who vote early will be entered into a drawing for prizes. Learn more about our convenient voting options by clicking or tapping the icons below.

Vote through your PEC Smarthub account. Watch your email for election information.Vote using one of the stations set up in office lobbies.Watch your mailbox for election information.Vote by QR code icon

SmartHub

(This option will be available on the web portal only. It will not be available via the mobile app.)

If you have a PEC SmartHub account:

  • You will log in to your account at pec.smarthub.coop.
  • Starting May 18, there will be a Vote Now button, which will direct you to the SBS secure web portal.
  • You will be able to cast your vote.

Don’t have a SmartHub account? Here’s how to register:

  • Visit pec.smarthub.coop.
  • Below the login area, click on the “Sign up to access our Self Service site” link.
  • Fill out the registration fields to complete your registration, then follow the above instructions.

Online (SBS portal)

  • Watch your email for election information from SBS on or around May 18.
  • Click the link provided in SBS’s email to visit their web portal.
  • Log in using your account number and the access code from the email.

Online (PEC website)

  • Starting May 18, visit the Elections & Voting page to find a direct link to the SBS portal.
  • Log in using your account number and the access code provided by SBS in your email or on your paper ballot.

In a PEC Office

  • Starting May 18, you may vote at a PEC Office.
  • Visit the Contact Us page to find your nearest office.

Mail-in Ballot

  • Watch your mailbox for election materials from SBS around May 18.
  • Mark your vote on the page provided.
  • Return the ballot to SBS in the provided postage-paid envelope. Please do not mail your ballot to PEC.
  • Mail-in ballots will not be accepted or valid on the day of the PEC Annual Meeting.

QR Code

  • Watch your mailbox for election materials from SBS around May 18.
  • Use your mobile device camera and scan the QR Code on your ballot. This will take you directly to your credentials page since this is your unique code.