Sangre de Cristo Electric Association election image. Image courtesy of MyElectric.coop.
The League of Women Voters of Chaffee County (LWVCC) and the Sangre de Cristo Electric Association (SDCEA) have issued an invitation to a public forum with SDCEA’s board candidates from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30. The event will beheld in the Buena Vista Community Center Pinon Room (715 East Main Street). The LWVCC and SDCEA are co-sponsoring this event.
SDCEA Board of Directors at-large candidate Sandy Long. Image courtesy of the SDCEA questionnaire.
The SDCEA election is scheduled to conclude on Monday, June 3. Members will have until 1:00 p.m. that day to vote online. Members can also mail in their ballots but they will need to arrive by June 3.
Two seats will be decided in this election. One is a contested at-large seat and the other is an unopposed rural Chaffee/Lake County representative seat.
Chaffee County residents Sandra Long and Ed Simmons are candidates for the open at-large seat. This seat was vacated last year after the passing of board member Dan Daly.
Chaffee County resident Charles A. Abel II is running unopposed as the incumbent candidate for the Rural Chaffee/Lake County seat.
SDCEA Board of Directors at-large candidate Ed Simmons. Image courtesy of the SDCEA questionnaire.
Paper ballots were mailed to all SDCEA members on April 24. SDCEA members can also cast their votes online and find more information about the election on SDCEA’s website. One ballot is cast per SDCEA membership.
More information on the LWVCC is available on their website.
A separate SDCEA candidate forum is also scheduled for 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on May 16 in the SDCEA Community Room (29780 U.S. 24 North, Buena Vista). At this forum the candidates will present their platforms and be available to talk with attendees to answer questions.
Prior to attending either forum, attendees can familiarize themselves with the candidate’s answers to SDCEA’s questionnaire:
Charlie Abel Questionnaire Answers
Sandy Long Questionnaire Answers
Ed Simmons Questionnaire Answers
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