Two director positions for the Pedernales Electric Coop (PEC) Districts 2 and 3 will be filled by election beginning May 18, 2017. District 2 includes portions of Leander, Liberty Hill, Cedar Park, and Round Rock. District 3 includes portions of Austin, Cedar Park, and Round Rock. Unlike most other utility providers in Central Texas PEC is run under the direction of an elected board of its members. Customers of PEC are members of the utility cooperative and are eligible to vote for the member director for their district. A map of the districts is available at https://www.pec.coop/docs/default-source/board-district-maps/director-districts-maps-all.pdf.
The Williamson County Republican Leaders Organization has endorsed Emily Pataki for District 2 and Eric Stratton for District 3, and the GOP County Chairman, Bill Fairbrother, is also personally endorsing the candidates. Travis County Republican Party has not taken a position on the PEC election at this time according to Communications Director Andy Hogue. The PEC election is not associated with political parties, but the political parties and their leadership will at times formally support candidates in municipal and school board elections if party leadership determines a candidate best represents its values and principles.
Online and mail-in voting begins May 18, 2017, and goes through June 9. Members may also vote in person at the Cedar Park and Liberty Hill PEC Offices. The Cedar Park office is located at 1949 West Whitestone Boulevard, and its operating hours are Monday through Friday from 9 AM until 5 PM. The Liberty Hill office is located at 10625 West Highway 29 with the same hours. The final opportunity to vote will be at the PEC annual meeting on June 17, 2017, at Leander High School's Don Tew Performing Arts Center beginning at 10:30 AM. The election results will be announced at the conclusion of the June 17 annual meeting.
More information about the PEC Election is available on their website at
