Greensburg, Indiana – April 2, 2026
Decatur County REMC has certified the ballot for the 2026 Board of Directors election, and results will be
announced at the Annual Meeting of Members on Friday, June 12, 2026, at Greensburg Elementary
School. The member event will be held from 4–6:30 p.m., followed by the business meeting at 7 p.m.
Election packets will be mailed to all members on May 6, 2026. Voting will open on May 6, 2026 at 8 a.m.
and close on June 10, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Members may cast their vote online, by mail or through
SmartHub. Each member is entitled to one vote and may only utilize one voting method. There will be no
on-site voting at the annual meeting.
The following candidates have been certified for the 2026 ballot:
DIRECTOR CANDIDATES*
District 3:
Truitt Daeger
Steve Nobbe (Incumbent)
District 4:
Steve AmRhein (Incumbent)
District 7:
Jason Barnhorst (Incumbent)
*Candidates were identified and approved by the nominating committee.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE CANDIDATES
District 1:
Erin Arnold
Courtney Crowe
District 2:
Phil Bennett
Chad Evans
District 5:
Deric Hudson
The Board of Directors of Decatur County REMC is committed to ensuring that the annual election
process is conducted with the highest standards of fairness, transparency, and integrity. Pursuant to
Section 3.07 of the cooperative’s bylaws, the four members of the Board of Directors not standing for
election in 2026 conducted a review of three petitions for nomination that raised questions of eligibility.
Following that review, three petitions were determined to be ineligible. The grounds for each
determination are as follows:
Petition 1 — Litigation Against the REMCThis petition was found ineligible under Section 4.03(c)(5) of the bylaws, which requires that a member,
during the one year immediately before becoming a Director, not be a party in a mediation, arbitration,
lawsuit, or other legal action against or by the REMC.
Petition 2 — Late Submission
This petition was submitted after the established deadline.
Petition 3 — Failure to Meet Conduct Policy Requirements
This petition was found ineligible under Section 4.03(a)(8) of the bylaws, which includes the Candidate
and Director Conduct policy. Decatur County REMC has several conduct policies related to promoting
and safeguarding the best interests of the REMC and matters of confidentiality. These policies establish
qualifications for candidates and directors, including Policies 1-05, 1-07, 1-10, and 1-16. This petitioner
was determined to have violated those standards.
The eligibility review process exists to protect the interests of all members and to ensure that candidates
for the Board of Directors meet the qualifications necessary to serve effectively and ethically. The Board’s
decisions regarding candidate eligibility are made in strict accordance with the Bylaws and applicable
policies, without exception.
Member elections are a cornerstone of the cooperative principles upon which Decatur County REMC was
founded — they ensure that the organization remains democratically controlled by the members it
serves. Free and fair elections are fundamental to the cooperative model and to the trust that members
place in their elected representatives.
For more information about the 2026 Annual Meeting or the election process, please contact Decatur
County REMC or visit www.dcremc.c
