Section 37-17-103 - Procedures for exemption; exclusion from exemption provisions(a) The board of directors of any cooperative electric utility may adopt a resolution for exemption from public service commission retail rate regulation and submit the resolution to the member owners for a vote. (b) A vote on exemption shall take place only during a cooperative electric utility's annual meeting or by mail ballots returned prior to and counted at the annual meeting. Notification of a vote on the resolution shall be provided to the member owners at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting. (c) Upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the member owners voting on the resolution in person or by mail ballot, the election results shall be filed with the commission. On the date of filing, the exemption shall become effective. (d) No cooperative electric utility that has net annual sales greater than two billion (2,000,000,000) kilowatt hours, in the previous calendar year shall be eligible for the exemption provided under this article. Any cooperative electric utility exempt under this article which exceeds the limit specified in this subsection shall return to retail rate regulation in the next calendar year.