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With approximately three weeks left before its August 14 deadline for Proxy returns, Nothern Piedmont Electrie Cooperative revealed it is still short of a majority vote on a proposed consolidation with Virginia Electric Cooperative.

Francis Updike, Members Services Director, stated, “At the present time, we are approximately 2.000 proxies short of what we need. We will again be appealing to our members by a direct mailing

Proxies which the Cooperative have received to

82.2%