{"id":38711,"date":"2022-12-28T16:09:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T23:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/?page_id=38711"},"modified":"2024-01-08T16:35:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T23:35:14","slug":"trustee-election-info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/about-my-co-op\/how-were-governed\/board-of-trustees\/trustee-election-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Trustee Election Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2024 Trustee Election<\/h2>\n<p>3 seats on Flathead Electric Co-op (FEC)\u2019s Board of Trustees are up for election in 2024. Trustee seats up for election are currently held by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jake Van Houten \u2013 District #2 (Lower Valley, Lakeside, Creston, Rollins, Cooke City)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gary Carmichael \u2013 District #3 (Whitefish, Big Mountain)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alan Ruby \u2013 District #5 (Kalispell, North of Highway 2)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Qualifications<\/h2>\n<p>Per Article VI, Section 3 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/about-my-co-op\/how-were-governed\/bylaws\/\">FEC Bylaws<\/a>, any person shall be eligible to become or remain a trustee who:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style: upper-alpha;\">\n<li>Is a member of the Cooperative and is not otherwise disqualified;<\/li>\n<li>Maintains primary residence within the district they represent; and<\/li>\n<li>Is a natural person.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/about-my-co-op\/how-were-governed\/board-of-trustees\/district-map\/\">FEC District Map<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Disqualifications<\/h2>\n<p>Per Article VI, Section 4 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/about-my-co-op\/how-were-governed\/bylaws\/\">FEC Bylaws<\/a>, a member shall not qualify for the office of trustee or shall become disqualified to serve as a trustee if:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style: upper-alpha;\">\n<li>The member has been an employee of the Cooperative for any length of time within the immediately preceding 7 years;<\/li>\n<li>The member or trustee, including a member of their immediate family is, or becomes, an employee of the Cooperative;<\/li>\n<li>The trustee fails to attend 2 monthly meetings of the Board in a calendar year without approval of the Board;<\/li>\n<li>The member or trustee has a conflict of interest which includes but is not limited to situations in which the member or trustee:\n<ol>\n<li>Is employed by, is an agent of, or is an immediate family member of an employee or agent of the Cooperative;<\/li>\n<li>Is employed by or materially affiliated with any other Trustee;<\/li>\n<li>Regularly and directly competes with the Cooperative or any entity that the Cooperative controls or in which the Cooperative owns a majority interest;<\/li>\n<li>Owns an interest greater than 10% or holds a management position in a business wherein more than 10% of the goods or services sold are sold to the Cooperative or one of its subsidiaries, or combination thereof.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>The member or trustee has been declared incapacitated or of unsound mind by a final order of the court;<\/li>\n<li>The member or trustee has been convicted of a felony;<\/li>\n<li>The member has an immediate family member who is currently serving as a trustee.<\/li>\n<li>Upon determining that a trustee is holding office in violation of any of the foregoing provisions, the Board shall immediately remove such trustee from office upon written notification to the trustee of the basis for disqualification.<\/li>\n<li>Upon determining that a member is disqualified from serving as a trustee, the Nominating Committee shall immediately notify said member in writing and provide the basis for disqualification.<\/li>\n<li>Nothing contained in this section shall affect or shall be construed to affect in any manner whatsoever the validity of any action taken at any meeting of the Board.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Position Summary<\/h2>\n<p>Interested parties should carefully review the following FEC Board Policies to ensure they can meet the expectations of serving as an FEC Trustee:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Policy-B-Duties-and-Responsibilities-of-the-Board-of-Trustees.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEC Board Policy \u201cB\u201d Duties and Responsibilities of the Board of Trustees (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Policy-C-Code-of-Ethics_Standards-of-Conduct.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEC Board Policy \u201cC\u201d Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>FEC trustees must be willing and able to give the time to prepare for and attend monthly and other meetings of the Board; state, regional, and national association meetings; and trustee training and education. The following sample calendar outlines the typical annual commitments of a trustee. This list is not all-inclusive, but intended to give an idea of the schedule:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-CALENDAR-OF-MEETINGS-January.pdf\">FEC Trustee Meetings and Events Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each FEC trustee is expected to attain their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperative.com\/conferences-education\/certificates\/credentialed-cooperative-director-certificate\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate (CCD)<\/a> within 18 months of being elected.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Run for Election<\/h2>\n<p>Nominating petitions are due no later than March 7. Eligible candidates will be added to the ballot. Completed nominating petitions require:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>25 signatures from Co-op members who also live in the candidate\u2019s district;<\/li>\n<li>A high-resolution photograph to be used on the ballot insert;<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW69298514 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69298514 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW50950989 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50950989 BCX8\">A candidate speech video no longer than three minutes<\/span><\/span>;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Candidate\u2019s biography (100 words or fewer) to be used on the ballot insert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To obtain a nominating petition, or with questions, contact our Executive Assistant.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"staff-directory-list\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-43948\" class=\"43948 post-38711 page type-page status-publish hentry\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff row col-p-b-0 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image col large-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"769\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cindy-Crosswhite-scaled-e1703026206937-769x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cindy-Crosswhite-scaled-e1703026206937-769x800.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cindy-Crosswhite-scaled-e1703026206937-327x340.jpg 327w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cindy-Crosswhite-scaled-e1703026206937.jpg 1269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff-details col large-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Cindy Crosswhite<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Executive Assistant<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>General Management<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .staff-details -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff-meta col large-4\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-phone\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.3em\"><\/span><div><a href=\"tel:(406) 751-4444\"  title=\"(406) 751-4444\" class=\"\" >(406) 751-4444<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-email\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.3em\"><\/span><a href=\"mailto:c.crosswhite@flathead.coop\"  title=\"Email Cindy\" class=\"\" >Email Cindy<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Selection Process<\/h2>\n<p>Candidates are welcome to attend the <a title=\"Annual Meeting 2024\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/calendar-events\/annual-meeting-2024\/\">Annual Meeting and Energy Expo<\/a> on April 18. Mailed ballots will go out April 16 and electronic ballots will be available on April 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"blog-grid row large-columns-3 medium-columns-2 small-columns-1 slider row-slider slider-nav-circle slider-nav-push slider-nav-outside\"\n\t\tdata-flickity-options='{\"imagesLoaded\": true, \"groupCells\": \"100%\", \"dragThreshold\" : 5, \"cellAlign\": \"left\",\"wrapAround\": true,\"prevNextButtons\": true,\"percentPosition\": true,\"pageDots\": false, \"rightToLeft\": false, \"autoPlay\" : false}'\n\t\ttabindex=\"0\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-46986\" class=\"col post-item post-46986 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-annual-meeting\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/annual-meeting-livestream\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"plain \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WCC_Exterior_six_HR-800x356.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WCC_Exterior_six_HR-800x356.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WCC_Exterior_six_HR-340x151.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WCC_Exterior_six_HR.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Annual Meeting<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-title\">Annual Meeting Livestream<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"published-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"date-inner\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>April 17, 2024<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-row align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-author-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c08b2229ebc841bec252dd467baf54c9?s=20&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c08b2229ebc841bec252dd467baf54c9?s=40&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col flex-grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"author-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Flathead Electric Cooperative\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!-- .link -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .col-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-46585\" class=\"col post-item post-46585 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-annual-meeting category-annual-review category-light-reading-newsletter tag-march-2024\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/save-the-date-for-the-annual-meeting-energy-expo\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"plain \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SaveTheDate_900x400-1-800x356.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SaveTheDate_900x400-1-800x356.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SaveTheDate_900x400-1-1600x711.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SaveTheDate_900x400-1-340x151.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SaveTheDate_900x400-1-1536x683.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SaveTheDate_900x400-1-2048x910.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Annual Meeting, Annual Review, Light Reading Newsletter<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-title\">Save the Date | Annual Meeting &#038; Energy Expo April 18, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"published-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"date-inner\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>March 1, 2024<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-row align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-author-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c08b2229ebc841bec252dd467baf54c9?s=20&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c08b2229ebc841bec252dd467baf54c9?s=40&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col flex-grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"author-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Flathead Electric Cooperative\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!-- .link -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .col-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-46177\" class=\"col post-item post-46177 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-election category-news-releases\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/trustees-announce-election-encourage-e-voting\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"plain \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"688\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-results-02-e1494626282130-688x800-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Election Ballot\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-results-02-e1494626282130-688x800-1.png 688w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Election-results-02-e1494626282130-688x800-1-292x340.png 292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Election, News Releases<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-title\">Trustees Announce Election, Encourage E-Voting<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"published-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"date-inner\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>January 3, 2024<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-row align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-author-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/32fc7f3944707b5c1cb6567c6ca1e515?s=20&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/32fc7f3944707b5c1cb6567c6ca1e515?s=40&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col flex-grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"author-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Courtney Stone\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!-- .link -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .col-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-45844\" class=\"col post-item post-45844 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-board category-light-reading-newsletter category-news-releases tag-december-2023\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/flathead-electric-cooperative-appoints-representative-for-district-3\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"plain \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gary-Carmichael_900x400-800x356.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gary Carmichael\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gary-Carmichael_900x400-800x356.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gary-Carmichael_900x400-340x151.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gary-Carmichael_900x400.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Board, Light Reading Newsletter, News Releases<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-title\">Flathead Electric Cooperative appoints representative for District #3<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"published-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"date-inner\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 20, 2023<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-row align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-author-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/32fc7f3944707b5c1cb6567c6ca1e515?s=20&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/32fc7f3944707b5c1cb6567c6ca1e515?s=40&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col flex-grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"author-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Courtney Stone\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!-- .link -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .col-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-45768\" class=\"col post-item post-45768 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-board category-news-releases\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/notice-of-special-board-meeting\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"plain no-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-container\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Board, News Releases<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-title\">Notice of Special Board Meeting<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"published-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"date-inner\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 10, 2023<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-row align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-author-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/32fc7f3944707b5c1cb6567c6ca1e515?s=20&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/32fc7f3944707b5c1cb6567c6ca1e515?s=40&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col flex-grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"author-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Courtney Stone\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!-- .link -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .col-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-45328\" class=\"col post-item post-45328 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-board category-news-releases\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/thank-you-jay-downen\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"plain \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"326\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jay-Downen-Photo_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jay Downen headshot\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jay-Downen-Photo_web.jpg 326w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jay-Downen-Photo_web-216x340.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Board, News Releases<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-title\">Thank you, Jay Downen<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"published-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"date-inner\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>August 30, 2023<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-row align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-author-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c08b2229ebc841bec252dd467baf54c9?s=20&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c08b2229ebc841bec252dd467baf54c9?s=40&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col flex-grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"author-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Flathead Electric Cooperative\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!-- .link -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .col-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-45306\" class=\"col post-item post-45306 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-board category-news-releases tag-big-mountain tag-board-vacancy tag-flathead-electric-cooperative tag-whitefish\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/co-op-accepting-applications-for-district-3-rep\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"plain \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BoardVacancy_900x400-1-800x356.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BoardVacancy_900x400-1-800x356.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BoardVacancy_900x400-1-340x151.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BoardVacancy_900x400-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Board, News Releases<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-title\">Co-op accepting applications for District #3 representative<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"published-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"date-inner\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>August 30, 2023<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-row align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-author-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/32fc7f3944707b5c1cb6567c6ca1e515?s=20&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/32fc7f3944707b5c1cb6567c6ca1e515?s=40&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-col flex-grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"author-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Courtney Stone\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!-- .link -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .col-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 Trustee Election 3 seats on Flathead Electric Co-op (FEC)\u2019s Board of Trustees are up for election in 2024. Trustee seats up for election are currently held by: Jake Van Houten \u2013 District #2 (Lower Valley, Lakeside, Creston, Rollins, Cooke City)\u00a0 Gary Carmichael \u2013 District #3 (Whitefish, Big Mountain)\u00a0 Alan Ruby \u2013 District #5 (Kalispell, [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":38703,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38711"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38711"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46211,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38711\/revisions\/46211"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}