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Dafter, MI (March 21, 2025) – Cloverland Electric Cooperative announces the candidates eligible for election to its board of directors. Candidate biographies are published on Cloverland.com and in the May | June issue of Cloverland Connections magazine. Ballots mail April 28, 2025 and voting ends May 30, 2025. Ballots will not be mailed to districts A and B since both district candidates are unopposed; ballots will only be mailed to members in district C. Members can vote by mailed ballots or electronic voting. Election results will be presented at Cloverland’s Annual Meeting of the Members on Thursday, June 5, 2025 and published on Cloverland.com. Candidates are presented by membership district in alphabetical order.
DISTRICT A:
Jason St. Onge - unopposed
DISTRICT B:
Carmine Bonacci – unopposed
DISTRICT C:
Isaac Swisher
Kevin Vanatta
For a map of co-op districts, please visit cloverland.com
“Cloverland is focused on forging ahead on strategic goals for long-term cooperative success. Each member-owner who participates in the election cycle plays a role in shaping the cooperative’s vision for the future,” states Cloverland’s President and CEO, Mike Heise.
Ensure Your Vote Counts:
Cloverland members have until the date of record — Friday, March 28, 2025 – to update their account information on file with the cooperative. If a membership is held jointly, such as with a spouse, then either member may cast the vote for the membership. The name(s) of those eligible to cast the vote for each membership will be printed on the mailed ballot.
Businesses, associations, firms, partnerships, governmental units and other entities must file a voter designation letter with the cooperative by the date of record confirming the authorized voting representative. Voter designation letters must include a company logo or company letterhead. A sample letter is available on Cloverland.com.
As a not-for-profit, democratically controlled utility, Cloverland Electric is governed by a nine-member board. The cooperative’s five-county service area is divided into three membership districts. Each district is represented by three directors elected by the members of the district to serve a three-year term. One seat is up for election in each district annually.
Cloverland Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit, member-owned utility located in Michigan’s Eastern Upper Peninsula that energizes 43,000 meters for 34,500 residential and business members in Chippewa, Mackinac, Luce, Schoolcraft and Delta counties.
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For more information, contact Abby Moran, communications specialist
906-440-0609 | communications@cloverland.com