Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC), Corporate Offices, 850 Commerce Hwy., Jefferson, Ga. 30549, with district offices in Gainesville, Ga., Lawrenceville, Ga.; Jefferson, Ga.; and Hull, Ga., is a cooperative providing electric service to 10 Northeast Georgia Counties – Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Franklin, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison and Oglethorpe.

The cooperative is governed by a nine-member board of directors geographically representing the service area. Board members serve three-year staggered terms. Three will be elected at the Annual Meeting Thursday, September 24, 2009, at the Corporate Offices in Jefferson.

Nominations are presented by a nominating committee or by a duly processed petition. Procedures detailing the nominations process are contained in the Jackson EMC bylaws available at any office. At each Annual Meeting of the member-customers, three directors shall be elected, by and from the member-customers, to serve for a term of three years, or until their successors shall have been elected and shall have qualified, subject to the provisions of these bylaws with respect to the removal of directors, in the following rotation: one from Hall County or Lumpkin County; one from Barrow County; one from Gwinnett County; one from Clarke County; one from Jackson County; one from Gwinnett County; one from Banks County or Franklin County; one from Jackson County; and one from Madison County or Oglethorpe County.

The duly constituted nominating committee for 2009 consists of the following members:

• Mrs. Howard McClure, Maysville, Banks County
• Mr. Clay McDaniel, Bethlehem, Barrow County
• Mr. Freddie Massey, Athens, Clarke County
• Mr. Ron Riley, Buford, Gwinnett County
• Ms. Patti Clark, Braselton, Gwinnett County
• Mr. Steve Blair, Gainesville, Hall County
• Mr. E. R. Healan, Athens, Jackson County
• Mr. Heyward Young, Athens, Jackson County
• Mr. Steve Bates, Hull, Madison County