The 2018 Election is for Board Members from District 2 (Orcas, Armitage, Big Double, Blakely, Fawn, Little Double and Obstruction islands). ALL Co-op Members vote in all elections regardless of their home island.

2018 Election Timeline:

• January 1: Nominations Open
• January 30: Nominations by Committee Deadline
• January 31: List of Candidates (partial) posted online and in OPALCO offices
• February 23: Nominations by Petitions Deadline
• February 26: Complete List of Candidates posted online and in OPALCO offices
• March 12-16: Candidate Forums on Orcas, San Juan, Lopez and Shaw
• March 29: Election opens; ballots mailed / emailed
• April 19: Election closes at 10:00 am Pacific Time
• April 21: OPALCO Annual Meeting – election results announced