2024 Annual Meeting

Halifax EMC’s 85th Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 13723 NC Highway 481, Enfield, NC  27823.

The Nominating Committee, appointed by the Halifax EMC Board at the December board meeting, met February 6, 2024 to nominate for Districts 1, 2 and 8 At-large. The nominees are as follows:

District 1:                    Frederick M. Dunn, Jr. (Incumbent)

District 2:                    Basil D. Williams (Incumbent)

District 8:                    Sanders P. Cox (Incumbent) and Donald C. Craft, Jr.

PLEASE NOTE: A Board Member Application indicating a member’s interest to serve, whether by petition or nomination, is required.

Director Qualifications

A complete list of director qualifications are cited in the cooperative’s bylaws (Section 4.02, page 19). Here are a few abbreviated key points:

• You must be a member in good standing
• You must be a primary resident for at least 3 years, located in the district you’re running
• You may not be employed by Halifax EMC or a close relative of a current HEMC employee

How to Run

Nomination by petition: Obtain an official Halifax EMC Petition form and collect at least 30 signatures from Halifax EMC members in any district. One signature per membership. Must also include member’s name printed legibly, member number, and the listing of nominee(s) and the directorate district(s) they would represent. Petitions were due in the Enfield office by 5 pm March 15. A completed board member application is also required.

Nomination by a member of the Committee on Nominations: This committee, consisting of nine members, met February 6 to nominate candidates for the board districts 1, 2, and 8 At-large. 

Nominating Committee Members: Christopher T. Griffin, Rudolph Silver, Alfred R. Richardson, Jack D. Zeff, Paul L. Bernard, Randall Boykin, Nathaniel A. Kimble, Jeffrey V. Smith, and David M. Hight, Jr.