Board Message: Importance of Voting

Willie Kasayulie, Board Chair

Storyknife, May/June 2024 edition

Only your Shareholder votes can elect Directors. Your votes count in the upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 7 in Anchorage. The Calista Board of Directors that you elect will set the goals for the corporation, and management will work to enact those goals. Do your part by making your voice heard through voting.

In 2023, a record-breaking 80 percent of Shareholders voted online. You can keep up that trend by voting online at CalistaVote.com. Most Shareholders completed voting last year within 4 minutes.

Proxy voting began in April, and the final deadline to vote by proxy is June 3.

Each Shareholder household should have received an Annual Meeting packet with the Annual Report and Proxy Booklet, among other items. The Proxy Voting Form should be sent to each voting Shareholder to the address on file. If you do not receive your voting form, you can still vote online thanks to our PIN Lookup Tool.

For Calista annual meetings to be valid, a majority of Calista shares must be voted to reach quorum—which is at least 50 percent plus one share voted.

Make your voice heard this year. Vote in the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Also vote in the 2024 General Election. See the other elections happening in your community by going to Elections.Alaska.Gov/Calendar.

Proxy voting began in April, and the final deadline to vote by proxy is June 3.

This voting season reminds me of two Calista Core Values: DEDICATION and loyalty to Calista vision/mission, people and customers, and COMMUNICATION that is open, consistent and two-way.

We should do our part in making our own voice heard, and at the same time instilling in others the importance of voting. Whether we vote for Board Directors or elected officials, we should participate in our democracy by making our voice heard through voting.