In an effort to help our northern Minnesota communities, North Star Electric Cooperative is strongly encouraging all employees and consumer-members to register to vote and to vote with co-op issues in mind.

With the goal of boosting voter turnout, North Star is participating in a national, non-partisan program called “Co-ops Vote.” This campaign also serves to inform both our consumer-members and the candidates about issues important to America’s electric cooperatives and the communities they serve. It is important for the cooperative community’s voice to be heard on all our issues, especially for safe, affordable, and reliable electricity.

The Co-ops Vote website, Vote.coop, provides a wealth of voter resources, including five simple steps to becoming a Co-op Voter: ensure your voter registration is current; learn your state’s voter details; understand key electricity issues; know the candidates’ energy policies; and share your story to encourage others to vote. Co-op Voters have the power to educate lawmakers, build awareness about our issues and concerns, and support legislative issues that are important to our communities.

Co-ops Vote is a program of America’s Electric Cooperatives developed by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), the service organization that represents the nation’s more than 900 private, not-for-profit, consumer-owned electric cooperatives. With 42 million members in 48 states, electric co-ops can stand together as a powerful voice in each and every election.