March 17, 2026
A nominating committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. April 8 at the headquarters office of North Arkansas Electric Cooperative in Salem to nominate two candidates for election to the cooperative's board of directors.
The cooperative's annual meeting will be held June 23 at NAEC's headquarters.
Members of the Nominating Committee, appointed in accordance with Article IV, Section 4 of the cooperative's bylaws are: TC Carter, Baxter County; Joe Dillard, at large; James Elbert, Izard County; Randy Jones, Sharp County; Jeremy Stone, Fulton County; Carl Pitts, alternate; and Richard Hanson, alternate.
Bylaws Summary
The following bylaws summary pertains to annual meetings, board representation, and nomination and election procedures for electing directors. Click here for complete bylaws.
Article III: Meeting of Members
Section 1. The annual meeting of the members shall be held each year at such time and place in the counties of Baxter, Fulton, Izard and Sharp, State of Arkansas, as shall be designated in the notice of the meeting.
Section 2. Special meetings of the members may be called by at least two-thirds of the directors or upon a written request signed by at least ten percent of all members.
Section 3. Written or printed notice of meetings of members stating the purpose of the meeting shall be delivered or mailed to each member not less than ten days nor more than thirty days before the date of the meeting.
Section 4. Two percent of the members present shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the members. A member, not in actual attendance at the annual meeting, who submits a ballot to express their vote on any issue shall be considered present insofar as determining a quorum in concerned.
Section 5. Each member shall be entitled to one vote only on each matter submitted to a vote.
Article IV: Directors
Section 1. The Board of Directors shall consist of nine directors, who shall have the authority to manage the business and affairs of the cooperative.
Section 2. Directors are elected by a plurality vote of the members. Each director shall be eligible to serve a six (6) year term, with the number of years of service as a director not to exceed a total of 3 elected terms.
Section 3. (a) be a member of the Cooperative for two years and receive electric service at their place of residence in the county which they represent; (b) be a citizen of the United States of America; (c) be a member of the cooperative in good standing. As used herein, the term “good standing” shall mean that a director shall have no more than three delinquent monthly service bills within the preceding twenty-four month period; (d) not in any way be employed or financially interested in a competing enterprise or a business selling electric energy or supplies to the Cooperative; (e) not have a spouse employed by or financially interested in a competing enterprise or a business selling electric energy or supplies to the Cooperative; (f) not currently be employed or have been employed within the past three years, in any capacity with the Cooperative or any subsidiaries; (g) not have a spouse currently employed or have been employed with the past three years, in any capacity with the Cooperative or any subsidiaries; (h) not have been convicted of a felony, or a misdemeanor involving dishonesty within the ten prior years to the date of the election, unless the candidate has received a pardon for such conviction; (i) not have been convicted of a felony, or a misdemeanor involving dishonesty, while serving as a director; and (j) be in compliance with all other provisions of the bylaws and policies of the Cooperative and the Board of Directors of the Cooperative. Upon establishment of the fact that a director is holding office in violation of any of the foregoing provisions, the Board of Directors shall remove such director from office. Likewise, a candidate for election shall be denied certification for the office for which he or she is running upon establishment of the fact that the candidate is in violation of any of the foregoing provisions.
Section 4. The Board of Directors shall appoint a nominating committee not more than 150 days before the date of a meeting of the members at which directors are to be elected. The committee shall consist of not less than 5 nor more than 11 members selected to give equitable representation to all geographic areas served by the cooperative. No officer or Board member may serve on such committee. The committee shall prepare and post at the principal office, at least 60 days before the meeting, a list of nominations for directors. The membership may make other nominations by petition signed by not less than 100 members of the cooperative and delivered to the secretary not less than 60 days prior to the meeting. The petition form shall be provided by the cooperative and made available at cooperative offices and website.
Section 5. It shall be the duty of the board of directors to provide voting methods to enable the members to vote for the nominated directors in a fair, impartial and understandable manner.
Section 7. Vacancies occurring in the Board of Directors between annual meetings of the members of the cooperative shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining directors. Directors thus elected shall serve until the next annual meeting of the members or until their successors shall have been elected and shall have qualified.
