Nominee Information

Medina EC members interested in running for the Board of Directors can be nominated through the petition process.

Our Bylaws and Governance Policies outline the nomination and election process, as well as the qualifications and standards conduct.

Any questions about the nomination and election process can be sent to MyCoop@MedinaEC.org.

The 2026 nomination process is open. Petitions are due March 2. 

All potential nominees are required to complete the following:

  1. Director Nomination Application
    Application, Qualifications to Serve, Residency Declaration, Accounts and Certification, Board Profile Information, Campaign Policy Acknowledgement
  2. Background Check Authorization
    Online background check 
  3. Online Petition Process 
    Complete the instructions for online petitions at this link. It is recommended that candidates collect more than the required 30 in case some of those collected are ruled invalid. See Board of Director Nomination FAQs on this page for more information.

Once you have completed these three steps, the Certification Committee will review it to ensure you meet qualifications. If you do, you will be considered a Certified Nominee. Staff will contact you following the April board meeting to inform you if you have been certified or not. At that time, you can begin to campaign* to Medina EC's members.

*If you spend any money on your campaign (ex: print flyers, do paid ads on social media or the newspaper, etc.) you will need to complete the Candidate Campaign Disclosure Report below. This must be done before your campaigning is seen by members. All Campaign Disclosure Reports will be available to the public during the election process. 

Nomination FAQs

During their March meeting, following the 2023 director nominating meetings held in February, Medina Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors made the decision to move the director nomination process to petition only in 2024. This means that there will be no nominating meetings to nominate potential board candidates.

This decision was made after multiple years of nominating meetings with low attendance and not making the required quorum of 15 memberships.

In accordance with Medina EC’s bylaws section 4.4, members wishing to run for the board of directors through petition need at least 30 valid signatures of nominating members who have service in the voting district the potential nominee wishes to represent.

For example, members wishing to be nominated for a voting district 1 board position will need signatures for members who have electric service in voting district 1. It is recommended that candidates collect more than the required 30 in case some of those collected are ruled invalid.

A few examples would include:

  • The mailing address does not match exactly what is on the member's bill.
  • A husband and wife on a joint account who both sign the petition would only count as one signature, because they only represent one membership, making the second signature invalid.
  • If a husband or wife is not listed on a single account and they sign, their signature would not count.
  • If a person who signs for a business or estate account that is not listed as a voter designee, owner or trustee on the account would be invalid.
  • A member in voting district 1 signing a petition for a member running for a seat in voting district 2 would also be considered invalid.

Voting District 1:

  • Medina County

Voting District 2:

  • Atascosa County
  • Edwards County
  • Frio County
  • Kinney County
  • Real County
  • Uvalde County
  • Zavala County

Voting District 3:

  • Brooks County
  • Dimmitt County
  • Duval County
  • Jim Hogg County
  • La Salle County
  • McMullen County
  • Starr County
  • Webb County
  • Zapata County
Voting District Map

 

Profile information is published, exactly as written, in the September issue of Texas Co-op Power and with the mailed ballots as well as other election documents.

  • Profile must be submitted online. Staff is not permitted to type any election material on behalf of any individual.
  • Language on the profile cannot be read to or reviewed by Medina EC staff for input.
  • Photo cannot have any logos anywhere in the image and cannot be a photo that an employee or a contractor by Medina EC has taken. Photo must be high quality, portrait style orientation and only the candidate can be in the photo.
  • If an individual prefers the cooperative use the individual's photo that was submitted in a previous election, the request must be sent in writing.
  • Email addresses cannot contain the words Medina, Medina Electric, Medina EC, MEC or anything that can be associated with Medina Electric Cooperative.

General information about nominations and elections can be directed to the election coordinator at mycoop@medinaec.org. However, employees are not permitted to help an individual complete any forms and/or reports.

If a candidate seeks clarification to interpret or understand any expectations, the inquiry will be forwarded on to the CEO or his designee to be addressed.