Ballot Announced for 2026 Elections
(JOHNSON CITY, Texas) April 17, 2026 — The Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) Board of Directors approved the ballot for the 2026 Board of Directors Election at its regular meeting on April 17. This year, four members are running for the director positions in Districts 2 and 3.
Below are the candidates for each district:
District 2: Elexis Grimes and Carlos St. James
District 3: Mark Ekrut and Matthew Weldon
Each candidate met the eligibility requirements outlined in PEC’s bylaws, collected the required signatures from 50 members from within their voting district, and completed all other official documentation to be included on the ballot.
Voting begins May 19 and runs through June 12 at 5 p.m. Members in Districts 2 and 3 can vote online, by mail, or in person through a kiosk at PEC offices in Cedar Park and Liberty Hill. Members can also use the unique QR code found on their paper ballot to access the online voting portal. PEC will mail paper ballots to members approximately 10 days prior to the voting period.
Members who vote will be entered into drawings for $400, $100, or $75 bill credits. Prize winners will be announced June 19 at PEC’s Annual Meeting, but do not need to be present to win.
“Voting in our annual board elections highlights PEC’s commitment to being a member-driven cooperative,” said PEC General Counsel Andrea Stover. “We hope all members in Districts 2 and 3 will take time to participate in this election to help select the future leaders of PEC.”
PEC will share election results on June 16. The results will be certified at PEC’s Annual Membership Meeting on June 19, and the newly elected directors will officially take their seats at that time.
2026 Board Election Timeline At-A-Glance
- April 17: Board of Directors adopts candidates approved by the Qualifications and Elections Committee and ballot is approved
- May 19 – June 12: Voting period
- June 16: Results released
- June 19: Directors seated at the PEC Annual Membership Meeting
PEC embraces what it means to be a cooperative — owned and governed by our members — and embraces the democratic process that makes this possible. Democratic member control is one of the seven cooperative principles, and PEC is unique among electric cooperatives because of the high level of transparency surrounding its board elections. Any PEC member who meets the qualifications in PEC’s bylaws may run for a seat on the board. PEC’s Qualifications and Elections Committee, a member-led group, verifies that candidates meet the standards in PEC’s bylaws required to run, and an independent third-party processes and counts the ballots.
Learn more about PEC’s Board of Directors and find election information at myPEC.com/elections.
