Members of EnerStar Electric Cooperative will soon receive their official notice of the 71^st annual meeting of members to be held Saturday, March 20, 2010, at Crestwood School in Paris. Within this notice are the candidate profiles and Voting Ballot that members will need to elect their representative on the co-op’s board of directors.

“As a cooperative, EnerStar is owned by its members. The most important action our members can take to participate in their co-op is to elect their board members. These board members set policies and govern the co-op,” says Angela Griffin, EnerStar’s Manager of Member Services.

One member is elected from each of the co-op’s nine representative districts to form the co-op’s board of directors. These nine districts are divided into three voting districts. Each member elects representatives from the districts within their voting district.

This year, three representative districts, one from each voting district, are up for election to three-year terms. Members will receive a ballot for their voting district only.

“We urge all members to carefully read the instructions provided with the ballots. They can return ballots to the office by mail or hand deliver them to the office by March 19, or bring them to the annual meeting on March 20,” said Griffin.

Members are encouraged to call EnerStar’s Member Services Department at 217-463-4145 or 1-800-635-4145 with any questions regarding the annual meeting or voting procedures.

EnerStar Electric Cooperative is a member of Touchstone Energy - an alliance of more than 660 local, consumer-owned electric utilities around the country. EnerStar Electric is committed to providing superior service based on four core principles: integrity, accountability, innovation and commitment to community. The co-op serves more than 5,345 members over 1,520 miles of line in parts of Clark, Coles, Douglas, Edgar and Vermilion counties. For more information, visit www.enerstar.com.