Annual Meeting

Join us in September 2024 for our annual member appreciation event.

Mark your calendar for the Cobb EMC Annual Meeting

Cobb EMC members are invited to attend our 86th Annual Meeting on September 14, 2024 to learn about our progress, ways to save on their electric bill, and to vote for director candidates and bylaw amendments.

Saturday, September 14, 2024
8-11:30 a.m. at Jim R. Miller Park 
8-9:30 a.m. Member registration
8:30 a.m. Candidate speeches in person and via Zoom
9:30 a.m. Business Meeting in person and via Zoom

Only those members who attend and register in person by 9:30 a.m. at Jim R. Miller Park on Saturday, September 14, will receive up to four free fair tickets and the chance to win prizes. Registrations will not be accepted after 9:30 a.m. You must stay until the end of the meeting for the chance to win raffle and door prizes. 

You must bring a valid photo ID. To speed up registration, we also recommend that you bring a copy of your Georgia Magazine, a copy of your bill or the Cobb EMC app to simplify registration. 

View important key dates and deadlines below.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • June: Member-sponsored bylaw amendments must be submitted (Sec. 10.01).
  • August: Written notice must be received from any member who desires to exceed the 5-minute speaking limitation for Annual Meeting (Sec. 2.12).

There are other deadlines and requirements applicable to the Annual Meeting that are contained in the bylaws. Members are encouraged to review Cobb EMC bylaws and to contact Kris Delaney if they have any questions about the Annual Meeting or any deadline requirement related to the Annual Meeting.

Nine directors represent Cobb EMC members in Cobb, Bartow, Cherokee, Fulton, and Paulding counties. Directors meet monthly and serve three-year terms with three elected each year at Annual Meeting. In accordance with Cobb EMC’s bylaws, candidates may petition for election to the board. For details, read about our board elections process.

Below are the candidates for the current year.

2024 Director Election

SECTION 3.08. Notice of Nominees. The Secretary shall be responsible for posting at the Cooperative’s headquarters and on its website the nominees for the election, and if received on or before the fourth Friday in May, shall include same in the notice to the Members for the meeting at which the election is to be held.

District 2 Rudy Underwood 
District 3

Kelly Bodner 

District 9

Eric Broadwell

Cathy Lane

We will make director election results available following the Annual Meeting.

Voting for director elections take place via mail, email or at the Annual Meeting in September. Members have three options for voting in director elections: 

  1. Online ballot
  2. By mail-in ballot
  3. In-person at the meeting

Election packets will be mailed and emailed in August.

 

Sign up for a paperless election packet and ballot

By sending your annual Election Information Packet and Ballot material via email, we can save money, which helps us to keep rates low and maintain our #1 most reliability ranking. To sign up for a paperless election packet and ballot, fill out the form below to receive electronic delivery of this year’s ballot.