As we prepare for our annual meeting scheduled for June 3 in Hazen. We would like to share information regarding the nominating committee and the nomination process.
The Roughrider Electric board of directors appointed a nominating committee at their Dec. 19, 2025 board meeting. The nominating committee consists of Gerald Buresh, Dickinson; Eugene Kinzel, Dickinson; Gerald Binstock, Dickinson; David Twist, Manning; Robert Fitterer, Golden Valley; Don Buck, Zap; Ryan Wolf, Hazen; Randy Becker, Beulah and Cole Price, Stanton. The committee met for the first time Jan. 16 in Dickinson and the final meeting will be Feb. 20 in Hazen.
If you or someone you know is interested in running for a board of director position, contact the nominating committee or the Roughrider Electric office. Nominations are due to the nominating committee by Feb. 20.
Nomination process
To comply with RUS requirements, we must provide each member with a summary of the
By-Laws on the nomination process prior to the nomination of candidates for board positions. Following is the By-Law section on nominations:
SECTION 4. Nominations.
(a) A Nominating Committee shall be selected by the Board of Directors in time for its first meeting to be held before the annual meeting of members in 2009 and for each annual meeting of members thereafter. The Nominating Committee shall consist of an equal number of members from each of the Cooperative’s districts and a minimum of two members from each district shall be selected. No member of the Board of Directors may serve on the Nominating Committee. The Board of Directors shall establish rules for the conduct of and arrange for the meeting of the Nominating Committee. The Secretary shall notify the members of the Nominating Committee in the manner provided by Article II,
Section 4 3 delivered at least fifteen days before the date set for the Committee meeting. From and after 2009, the Nominating Committee shall meet at least sixty days before the annual meeting of members to nominate at least one qualified candidate for each directorship for which there is a vacancy to be filled by a vote of the members. Upon conclusion of the meeting, the Nominating Committee shall cause a list of nominees for Directors to be posted at the principle office of the Cooperative.
(b) By petition, any fifteen or more members of the same district acting together may make other nominations for each directorship in that district for which there is a vacancy to be filled by a vote of the members, provided that the petition is filed with the Secretary not less than ninety (90) days prior to the annual meeting of members. The Secretary shall cause to be posted such nominations at the same place where the list of nominations made by the committee is posted.
(c) The Secretary shall cause to be mailed, with the notice of the annual meeting of members, or separately but at least fifteen days before the date of the meeting, a statement of the number of Directors to be elected and the names and addresses of the candidates, specifying separately the nominations made by the Nominating Committee and also the nominations made by petition, if any.
(d) Unless voting by mail or remote electronic means for directorships has been approved, the President, acting as Chairman of the meeting, shall invite additional nominations from the floor and nominations shall not be closed until a reasonable time has passed during which no additional nominations have been made. No member may nominate more than one candidate at any single annual meeting of members. If extenuating circumstances exist, nominations from the floor may be accepted even though voting by mail or electronic means has occurred.