COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
How to Vote for Directors
Any Tipmont member in good standing is eligible to cast a vote at each year’s Annual Meeting in all applicable elections for Tipmont’s Board of Directors.
Candidate biographies are provided each year on the Annual Meeting webpage, on Tipmont’s YouTube page, and in Tipmont’s Indiana Connection magazine.
Drive-thru and in-person voting
Per Tipmont’s Bylaws, votes must be cast in person, either at the in-person business meeting portion of the Annual Meeting or at supplemental drive-thru locations across Tipmont’s service territory on the same day.
To cast a vote, a Tipmont member must bring:
- The applicable year’s Annual Meeting postcard mailed to members by Tipmont, with the account holder’s signature included
- Valid proof of identification to confirm identity (A driver’s license, state ID or passport qualifies as valid proof of identification)
Members who meet these qualifications will receive an individually numbered ballot from which to choose their preferred candidate(s) for election.
- Drive-thru voting
Members who receive a ballot at a drive-thru location will complete the ballot in their vehicle and submit it for collection before exiting the drive-thru. Drive-thrus open at 7:30 a.m. and close at 10 a.m., when the in-person business meeting begins.
- In-person voting
In-person ballots will be distributed during the in-person business meeting and follow previous precedent for collection and counting. The in-person business meeting begins at approximately 10:30 a.m.
Vote tabulation and results
Each completed ballot is then submitted for counting to Tipmont’s Credentials and Election (C&E) Committee. Per Section 3.14 of Tipmont Bylaws, this committee consists of “an uneven number of unsuspended Members between three (3) and nine (9).” The C&E Committee is responsible for counting and certifying the election results, under the supervision of Tipmont legal counsel.
Only one vote may be cast per account and only by the individual whose name is listed on the account. Members may not appoint another individual to vote on their behalf as a proxy. (To update account information, visit Tipmont’s SmartHub portal or call 800-726-3953.)
Our 7 districts
District Map
The Tipmont service area is split into seven districts with one director per district. Please refer to the map below for the geographical boundaries of each of the seven director districts.
Running for the board of directors
Any Tipmont member in good standing and whose name is on the account is welcome to run for an open position on the board.
