APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR BLUEBONNET BOARD SEATS OPEN IN 2022

  

Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative members who are interested in serving on the co-op’s Board of Directors can run for one of three seats up for election during the annual meeting on May 10, 2022.

The one local seat up for election is District 5, which covers Burleson County.  The other seats are District 1, which represents Caldwell, Guadalupe, Gonzales and Hays counties; and District 3, representing Bastrop County.

Candidates can be nominated by presenting a completed application for a nomination of candidate form with at least 50 signatures from co-op members in their respective districts.  They can also choose to pay a $250 filing fee in certified funds.

Bluebonnet’s board is made up of nine directors who serve staggered three-year terms.  Directors represent one of seven districts in Bluebonnet’s service area.

Candidates must be at least 21 years old, a co-op member in good standing, agree to a background check and meet other qualifications outlined in Bluebonnet’s bylaws at www.bluebonnet.coop.

Applications for candidate nomination forms are available online, and can also be obtained at the co-op’s member service centers in Bastrop, Brenham, Giddings, Lockhart and Manor.

All candidate applications by petition or filing fee must be delivered to a Bluebonnet member service center by 4 p.m. on February 9, 2022.