DAFTER, Mich. – Cloverland Electric Cooperative announces the candidates eligible for election to its board of directors. Candidate biographies are published on Cloverland.com and in the May | June issue of Cloverland Connections magazine. Ballots mail April 27, 2026, and voting ends May 29, 2026. Ballots will not be mailed to districts A and C since both district candidates are unopposed; ballots will only be mailed to members in district B. Members can vote by mailed ballots or electronic voting. Election results will be presented at Cloverland’s Annual Meeting of the Members on Thursday, June 4, 2026, and published on Cloverland.com. Candidates are presented by membership district in alphabetical order.
District A: William LaLonde – unopposed
DISTRICT B: John Sawruk
Heidi Witucki
DISTRICT C: John Stapleton – unopposed
View candidate biographies and a map of Cloverland’s service districts on Cloverland.com.
Ensure Your Vote Counts:
Cloverland members have until the date of record – Friday, March 27, 2026 – to update their account information on file with the cooperative. If a membership is held jointly, such as with a spouse, then either member may cast the vote for the membership. The name(s) of those eligible to cast the vote will be printed on the ballot.
Businesses, associations, firms, partnerships, governmental units, and other entities must file a voter designation letter with the cooperative by the date of record confirming the authorized voting representative. Voter designation letters must include a company logo or company letterhead. A sample letter is available on Cloverland.com.
As a not-for-profit, democratically controlled utility, Cloverland Electric is governed by a nine-member board. The cooperative’s five-county service area is divided into three membership districts. Each district is represented by three directors elected by the members of the district to serve a three-year term. One seat is up for election in each district annually.
