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vf1: Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) is not like other types of utilities. Our business model is based on the 7 Cooperative Principles. This is the second in a series of seven to remind our members-owners of these basic principles on which the business they own is operated.
Cooperative Principle #2: One Member, One Vote (Democratic Member Control) “Cooperatives are democratic organisations controlled by their members, who actively participate in setting their policies and making decisions. Men and women serving as elected representatives are accountable to the membership. In primary cooperatives. menders have equal voting rights - one member, one vote - and cooperatives at other levels are organized in a similar democratic maimer." ■ - . The 7 Cooperative Principles
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