Board of Trustee Election Information

The Board of Trustees is a vital part of an Electric Cooperative. Duties will include setting policies, understanding the financial position of the cooperative, approving work plans, strategies, rates, and any other situation needing trustee attention. Fulfilling a board position is a commitment to a three-year term, to learning and serving, attending monthly meetings, and representing Lane-Scott at other organizations such as Sunflower Electric, the Kansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc., and other meetings and interests as arise.

The Lane-Scott Electric board consists of nine trustees who represent our eight county service territory. Trustee jurisdictions are divided into four (4) county districts. Trustees must have electric service in the county district. Districts and seats per county district are as follows:

• Finney / Hodgeman - 2 seats

• Lane / Gove - 3 seats

• Ness / Rush - 2 seats

• Scott / Logan - 2 seats

The trustee positions whose three-year terms are expiring will be open to nominations to run for election. Incumbent trustees currently serving can re-run for election if they choose to continue their service on the board. This three-year position is subject to election by the membership at the Annual Meeting of Members held in July.   

CLICK HERE to see who currently serves as a Lane-Scott Trustee. 

Basic Qualifications of a Trustee:

• Be a member and bona fide resident of the county or counties the member is to represent.

• Using, receiving, or purchasing a cooperative service in the county or counties the member is to represent.

• Not having a conflict of interest.

• Having not been an employee of the cooperative within the past five years.

The Nominating Process:

Any member who meets the qualifications of the county district who's Trustee's three-year term has expired can apply to be considered for nomination through either a committee on nominations or through petition.

Members who want to run for election will be reviewed by a nominating committee at the nominating committee meeting which is held prior to the April Board of Trustee Meeting.  The nominating committee comprises of a group of 5 to 11 members representing all Trustee Districts.  The committee will prepare and post at the principal office of the Cooperative a list of nominations for trustees at least twenty (20) days before the Lane-Scott Electric Annual Meeting . Any fifteen (15) or more members acting together may make other nominations by petition not less than forty-five (45) days prior to the Annual Meeting and such nominations will be posted in the same place as the nominations made by the committee. 

The election of Trustees will be determined by a vote of the Lane-Scott membership during the election period preceding the Annual Meeting held in July.

How to Be Considered by the Nominating Committee:

If interested in becoming a Trustee of Lane-Scott Electric, contact the Lane-Scott Electric General Manager by calling 620-397-5327, or by sending a message HERE.

The Election Process:

Each member shall be entitled to only one vote. The election of trustees may be held by voice vote, mail-in ballot, written ballot, or electronic ballot at the discretion of the board of trustees. In the event of a tie election, the winner of the election shall be determined by the flip of a coin. 

If an election of trustees can not be held on the day designated as the Annual Meeting day, or any adjournment of the Annual Meeting, the Board of Trustees shall cause an election to be held at a special meeting of the members as soon after as convenient.