Governance

PEC now accepting director nominations for 2019 election

Candidate nomination materials available for districts 4 and 5

PEC is proud to be member-led. Nominations are now open for members seeking to serve their communities on PEC’s Board of Directors in districts 4 and 5.

Please find petition forms and information on our Nomination by Petition webpage, by calling 888-554-4732, or by requesting materials at any PEC office. These materials include qualification requirements, detailed instructions, an application, maps of PEC board districts, and forms for submitting background information and collecting member signatures.

New this year, applicants may access the nomination petition forms online, download them, and fill them out at their convenience. Once complete, signed original petition materials must be received or hand-delivered to the Board Recording Secretary at PEC Headquarters no later than March 26 at 5 p.m.

Members seeking nomination for PEC director positions must:

  • Maintain a primary residence and receive continuous electric service for at least one year in the PEC board district in which they seek election. (See Article III of the PEC bylaws for complete qualifications.)
  • Obtain verifiable signatures from 50 members who live within the nominee’s board district or have a designated voting residence within that district.
  • Completed petition materials must be received or hand-delivered to the Board Recording Secretary at PEC Headquarters, 201 S. Avenue F Johnson City, Texas 78636, no later than March 26 at 5 p.m.

A qualifications review committee composed of members will verify nominees’ qualifications. After petition signatures and nominees’ qualifications are verified, PEC will announce the director candidates.

Find nomination materials on our Nomination by Petition page, and keep up with PEC election news at our Election HQ.