Members who desire to be nominated to run for a seat on the Albemarle EMC Board of Directors should notify the cooperative in advance of the upcoming nominating committee meeting.

The nominating committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday, July 8. Qualified members who wish to seek nomination should notify Public Relations Coordinator Chris Powell by e-mail (chris.powell@aemc.coop) or by addressing a letter to Chris Powell, Albemarle EMC, P.O. Box 69, Hertford, NC 27944. The prospective nominees will be given the contact information for the following nominating committee members: Brian Stallings, Justin St. Pierre, Joseph McPherson, Melissa Oliver, Don Lee Keaton, Rosa Jordan, Vera Murrill and David Denton.

Candidates must be nominated by the Albemarle EMC Nominating Committee or be nominated by petition of the members. Nominees must have graduated high school, be a cooperative member, reside principally in the county from which a director is to be chosen, pass a background check and meet other criteria.

Up for election this year are board of directors seats for Chowan, Perquimans and Camden counties. The co-op’s Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Perquimans County Recreation Department, located at 310 Granby St., Hertford.