SRT Communications will hold its annual meeting and director election on Thursday at the North Dakota State Fair Center in Minot. Voting is open from 2-7 p.m.

For the safety of members and the public, there will not be a traditional meeting and meal served. Instead, there will be drive-through voting to elect members of the board of directors.

Candidates for election include:

District 1: Stanley Vangsness, Berthold (incumbent)

District 2: Kristi Miller, Maxbass (incumbent), and Jennifer Barta, Velva

District 3: John Marshall, Towner (incumbent)

District 4: Deanna Klein, Minot (incumbent); Dawn Palumbo, Minot; Ben Parker, Minot; and Steve Pinnow, Minot

The purpose of the meeting also is to report to the members the state of the cooperative and review the financial statements. Members can view the joint report of CEO/General Manager Steve Lysne and SRT Board President Allan Engh, the financial report of CFO Perry Erdmann and other information at www.srt.com/annualmeeting.

“As a local cooperative, it’s important for us to keep our members informed on the business of the cooperative and provide them an opportunity to vote for their directors,” said Lysne. “However, due to the pandemic, we felt it was important to take safety precautions to protect our members. So even though our meeting may look different this year, we look forward to still being able to engage with members.”

Election results will be announced that evening after voting closes on srt.com/annualmeeting and SRT’s Facebook page.

Members are encouraged to bring the postcard they received last week to be entered to win prizes.