STANDING COMMITTEE · GOVERNANCE
Nominations Committee
Recruits candidates and runs a fair election process.
MISSION
Make sure every elected office has qualified candidates and that elections are fair, open and run by the bylaws.
WHO SERVES
Chaired by the immediate past president, with one member from each region. The president is not a member of this committee.
Core responsibilities
- Receive nomination forms for all offices being elected, including online forms received between conferences
- Convene on the first day of the conference where elections take place
- Prepare a slate of eligible members for each office
- Report the nominations received and present eligible candidates at each business session
- Accept nominations from the floor before its final report
- Elections take place after the committee's final report and before the conference adjourns
Typical duties as written in association bylaws. Your bylaws and standing rules may differ.
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
Ideas for an active committee
- Publish the offices up for election, eligibility rules and the nomination deadline
- Recruit good candidates year-round — don't wait for the deadline
- Verify each candidate's eligibility and membership status
- Share candidate bios with delegates before the conference
- Explain the election rules clearly before voting
- Help build a leadership pipeline with the president and board
ANNUAL CYCLE
- Early yearAnnounce offices and call for nominations
- DeadlineVerify eligibility; prepare slate
- ConferenceReport, floor nominations and elections
How to measure success
- Contested races or full slates
- Eligible candidates for every office
- Elections completed on schedule, with no challenges to the process
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