As a member-owner of Farmers' Electric Cooperative, you have a say in how the Cooperative conducts business. Your participation in the Annual Meeting each year is not only beneficial to the Cooperative but to YOU!
What is Annual Meeting?
You have a VOICE and a VOTE!
Every year the Annual Meeting is held so our member-owners can listen to Cooperative leaders discuss goals and challenges and discuss the financial health and priorities of the Cooperative for the coming year. We invite you to join us for this discussion and provide us with any feedback you may have.
The Meeting is also the time to vote on important issues at the Cooperative and for new Board Members.
When and Where is Annual Meeting?
This year’s Annual Meeting was held in a drive-thru format at our Chillicothe Warehouse, located at 201 W. Business 36, Chillicothe, MO 64601, on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
Members were able to drive through the warehouse bays to register, vote, and collect their gift and bucket before exiting.
Members were more than welcome to stay for the business meeting inside the warehouse. Seating was available for those interested in hearing updates on the Cooperative and the results of the election. Parking was available around our office building for those who attended the business meeting.
Why should I go?
As a member of our communities, you have a valuable perspective, and we invite you to share it with us!
The Annual Meeting is the time to vote on important issues at the Cooperative and for new Board Members who will represent YOU – the members of the Cooperative.
All voting members (online or drive-thru) received a $20 BILL CREDIT!!
(*NOTE: Members who drive through on September 22 received a $20 bill credit as well as a bucket, gift, and were entered into the additional bill credit drawing held the next day.)
Drive-thru Voting
With the meeting being a drive-thru style, getting out of the vehicle was not necessary. Members will drove their vehicles through one of our Chillicothe warehouse bays to register, vote, and collect their registration gifts all car-side.
Once members had registered and voted, they exited. Members were welcome to stay if they wished to listen to the business meeting that was held at the south end of our warehouse building (seating provided). Parking was available around our office building. Staying for the business meeting portion was optional.
PRIZE: Members who drove through to register and vote on September 22 received their $20 bill credit as well as a bucket, a gift, and entry into the additional bill credit drawings that was held the following day.
Additional bill credit prizes were announced the following day and election results were published on our website and in the November 2026 Rural Missouri magazine.
Online Voting: September 7-18, 2026
We want more of our membership to have the opportunity to participate in their Annual Meeting election. Members who are unable to attend the Annual Meeting have the option to vote online prior to the Annual Meeting (September 7-18, 2026).
Members can access their ballot with:
- Member Number
- Last name as listed on the bill
- Zip code
PRIZE: Online voters will receive a $20 BILL CREDIT!
Online voting for 2026 is CLOSED
Election Information
FEC is governed by its membership. Each year, at the Annual Meeting, members elect individuals to represent them on the Board of Directors. The Board meets monthly, sets policy, and helps ensure decisions are in the best interest of the entire membership.
The following districts were up for election -
District 2- Caldwell & Clinton Counties
District 3- Ray County
District 7- Chariton County
Click the button below to view this year's Annual Meeting results!
September Rural Missouri
• Annual Meeting Edition •
The Official Notice of the 88th Annual Meeting will be available in the September 2026 Rural Missouri magazine.
Magazines hit mailboxes in early September. This edition had all the official Annual Meeting notice, voting instructions, minutes and financials to look through, and board candidate information.
How will I know if I won a prize?
Members do not need to stay for the Business Meeting in order to win a prize. Watch our Facebook LIVE where we announced winners of the additional bill credit prizes the next day!
We also notified these winners by phone call, and their names will be published in the November Rural Missouri magazine.
*All bill credits will be deducted from the member's next monthly bill (October billing cycles).