Voting Guide

Voting begins the day of the annual meeting, Wednesday July 1st, at 12:00 pm and ends at 9:00 pm on Tuesday July 14th.

All active members—that is members who have shopped at the Co-op within the past year and are paid up as of May 31, 2026—are eligible to vote. Please note that each membership equals one vote. While other people in your household may share your membership number when shopping at the Co-op, only the person who holds the membership may vote.

This year we have three seats, two are for 3-year terms and one for a one-year term. Each candidate is running for a particular seat, and you may vote For or Against—or choose Abstain if you have no opinion—for each candidate. A candidate must receive at least 51% For votes to gain the seat, which means that every vote counts.

Voting will be online via email and in the store via paper ballot. Ballots will NOT be mailed to members.

THINGS TO KNOW:

• On July 1st, IF the Co-op has your email address on file, we’ll email you instructions and a link to the vote. Voting opens at noon.

• If you don't receive an email on July 1st, first check your spam. If that doesn’t work, we do not have your email address on file. You may vote in store this time around and you can email us to send you a ballot next year via email.

• If you prefer paper to computers, you can fill out a paper ballot at the store. Look under the Board’s board for ballots and envelopes. Put your ballot in an envelope, sign and write your member number on the envelope, and then deposit it in the blue ballot box.

Questions?

Contact our board assistant at boardassistant@foodcoop.coop or 360-379-5798.