Bylaws Article V Section 4c, d. Nominations<\/strong><\/p>\n

50 members or three percent of the number of members of a district, whichever is less, may nominate candidates for their district by signing and submitting a written petition, received by the Cooperative not less than fifty days prior to the annual meeting.<\/p>\n

The names of the persons nominated by petition shall be posted in the same place as the list of candidates nominated by the nominating committee.<\/p>\n

The Board Secretary (or designee) shall cause to be mailed with the ballots sent to the members of each district the names, addresses and resumes of the candidates nominated for that district, specifying separately the nominations made by the nominating committee and the nominations made by petition. Such specification shall, however, not be included on the printed ballot.<\/p>\n

Prior to beginning the petition process, the petitioner must contact GVEA staff to verify petitioner has a GVEA membership in their name for the district in which they are petitioning. Staff can provide a Petition Signature Form, which has been approved by the Association\u2019s Attorney.<\/p>\n

In order to secure the required number of valid signatures from the district in which you wish to run, petitioners may request a membership list for their district. This requires signing GVEA\u2019s Confidentiality Agreement \u2013 Petitioner and having it notarized. Petitioner should plan to collect at least 25% more than the minimum bylaw requirement referenced above. Signatures collected may be invalid for several reasons including:<\/p>\n