Director Elections
San Miguel Power members elect their board of directors by secret ballot at the Annual Meeting of Members held each summer or by mail-in vote. Board members are elected from the membership, by the membership. They are chosen from seven different districts within SMPA's service territory. Each district contains approximately 1,500 members and votes for their specific director representative. SMPA's board members serve four-year terms. View the director district map.
SMPA directors have the responsibility of setting the strategic direction for the cooperative. (See the current Strategic Objectives) Directors are required to represent the membership on a fair and impartial basis for the best interest of all members and attend regularly scheduled board meetings. Attendance at national, state and local meetings, where the interest of San Miguel Power is concerned, is often necessary as well.
The 2025 Annual Meeting has been scheduled for June 5, 2025
The 2025 Annual Meeting will be a hybrid in-person and streaming virtual event, held on June 5th beginning at 5:30 PM. The meeting will take place at the SMPA Office in Ridgway. The public will be invited to attend in-person or to participate virtually.
Online voting will be closed at 12:00 PM MT, June 4th, 2025. This day will also be the last day for paper ballots to be received by mail or in ballot boxes at our Ridgway or Nucla offices lobbies.
This year, the Board seats up for election are for:
- District #5, including part of San Miguel County including Mountain Village and Ophir and for...
- District #7, including parts of Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray, San Juan and San Miguel Counties including Ouray and Silverton.
Election Status
The date by which potential candidates were to have submitted 15 verified member signatures nominating them for candidacy, was April 3rd, 2025. By that date, only the incumbent director in District #5, Rube Felicelli, had turned in a completed packet with enough verified signatures. In District #7, only one candidate, Jake Kurzweil, had turned in a completed packet with enough verified signatures. The nominations for each of these candidates are viewable below.
In both Districts, the sole candidates will be deemed elected per SMPA Bylaws. No ballots will be sent to voters in 2025.
Election Schedule
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February, 2025:
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March, 2025: |
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April 21, 2025: Date of Record (New District #5 and District #7 members or those who switch their primary account to one of these Districts after this date will not be eligible to vote in 2025.) Paperless voting email campaign allowing members to “turn off” their paper ballot, if they wish.
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June 5, 2025: ELECTION AND ANNUAL MEETING (Election results announced.) |