President’s Message – March 2024

Annual Meeting 2024: Please Vote

Your ballot for the 2024 Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative (GCEC) annual meeting will arrive in your mailbox soon. The meeting is on Saturday, April 27, at our headquarters in Wewahitchka.

To allow GCEC members to participate in the democratic process part of the annual meeting, members may vote by mail or online.

It is important that you participate in your cooperative. When your ballot arrives, we encourage you to vote in 1 of the following ways:

• Online. Follow the online instructions to place your vote on the secure website. Please make sure you have your voting PIN handy. Your PIN is on the paper ballot enclosed in your election packet.
• Mail. Vote via the U.S. Postal Service by completing the ballot in your packet and returning it in the postage-paid envelope included with the election materials. Your ballot is mailed to a third party, which counts the votes on behalf of the cooperative. We do not have access to completed ballots.

In appreciation of your time, we credit $5 to your electric bill for participating. The cooperative also works with the third party handling the election to select 40 ballot PINs randomly. These members receive $50 gift cards in the mail. Additionally, we randomly select 10 members to receive $100 electric bill credits.

The election closes on April 17 — 10 days before the annual meeting.

I encourage you to take part in the meeting. Each member has a voice in the operations of GCEC, and those voices need to be heard. If you have questions, please feel free to contact us.

As always, it is a pleasure to serve you.