Voting for Your Board Representative Just got Easier!
This year, you can vote online in our Board of Directors elections.
Online voting through SmartHub gives our members another secure and convenient option for making their voices heard.
How Online Voting Works
🟡 Email: If you have an email address registered to your LPEA account, you will receive an email when voting goes live. Members with a SmartHub account can follow the link and use your SmartHub credentials to login and access your online ballot.
🟡 SmartHub: Starting at 8:00 a.m. April 21, 2025 (when Board elections begin) all eligible voters will see a "Vote Now" button in their secure SmartHub account (where you go if you pay your bill online.)
- Click the "Vote Now" button to navigate to the secure voting portal.
- Review the voting instructions and complete your electronic ballot.
- Submit your ballot. This is final and after voting, the "Vote Now" button will no longer be visible in your SmartHub account.
Published Director Candidate Application Packets
Director Candidate Application Packets Due
Voting Begins at 8:00AM
Online Ballots Due by Noon
Paper Ballots Due by 4:00PM
Annual Meeting - In-Person Voting and Election Results Announced
2025 Director Elections FAQ
Yes! We will still mail out paper ballots. You can choose to vote either by mail, online via SmartHub or in-person at the annual meeting.
Yes! Survey and Ballot Systems (SBS) is a trusted provider that facilitates voting for several electric co-ops and maintains a high standard for their security measures. Learn more HERE.
You are still welcome to mail in a paper ballot or vote in person at the annual meeting.
No. Submitting your online vote is just like dropping your ballot in the mail. It is final.
No. If you attempt to vote online and via paper ballot, only your paper ballot will be counted.
Please reach out to our friendly Member Services Representatives at 970-247-5786.
If a member has 2 Capital Credit accounts under a single SmartHub sign-in, they should be able to toggle between them and cast a vote for each account. See screen shot example below.
Co-op elections are designed to create as much equality as possible. This means that a household of five gets the same number of votes as a household of one. A business gets the same number of votes as a residence. One account (membership) = one vote.
So, a married couple living in a home will only get one vote. If both names are on that account, then either person may vote. If one person in the couple votes online and the other person in the couple returns a paper ballot, only the paper ballot will be counted.
If a member owns three houses (their primary residence, a rental house, and a second home) that member will only get one vote. That vote will be for the address marked as their primary location. If, in this scenario, their renter has an LPEA account for the rental property, the renter will get a vote as a member.
The only way an individual might get more than one vote is if the member has two capital credit accounts. In most cases, this means they own a business. So, the individual gets one vote for their primary location and the business gets one vote.