Election Rules - Amending and Implementation
The NEA-Retired Elections Rules are adopted by the Retired Executive Council early in the year of the election cycle. Although the document is not adopted at the Retired Annual Meeting (RAM) like the Bylaws and Standing Rules, delegates have an opportunity to submit amendments to the Elections Rules.
- Any Elections Rules amendments submitted online by May 1 will be considered and voted on during the upcoming RAM.
- Any edits to the Elections Rules will be implemented for the following year’s election cycle, i.e., if adopted at the 2024 RAM, the changes will go into effect for the 2024-2025 Retired election cycle.
2025 Retired Governance Elections Information
Nominations for Office
The nomination forms for the 2025 elections are now open.
NEA-Retired Resolutions Nomination Form
- The "General Nomination Form" is to bee used when filing for:
- NEA-Retired Vice President (3 year term)
- NEA-Retired Executive Council (2 positions, 3 year terms)
- NEA-Retired Members on the NEA Board of Directors (2 positions, 3 year terms)
- NEA-Retired Alternates for the NEA Board of Directors (2 positions, 3 year terms)
- The “NEA-Retired Resolutions Nomination Form” is to be used when filing for an NEA-Retired position on the NEA Resolutions Committee (6 positions, 1 year terms)
After candidates file, they will receive information about the NEA-Retired elections process. If questions arise or additional assistance is needed, please reach out to NEA-Retired Elections Chair Steve Gorrie at [email protected].
NEA-Retired Information and Governance
NEA-Retired Leadership and Terms of Office
2024 NEA-Retired Election Rules
NEA-Retired Governance
The NEA-Retired Executive Council shall comprise the President, Vice President, and Secretary of the NEA-Retired, and six members of the NEA-Retired elected at the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting, for three-year staggered terms, through an open nomination and secret ballot election.
Following the election of officers and Executive Council members at the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting, if the total membership of the NEA-Retired Executive Council does not include at least one member of an ethnic-minority group, an ethnic-minority member shall be elected to the Council in accordance with the provisions of Article VI – Ethnic-Minority Representation, in the NEA-Retired Elections Rules. The election shall be conducted with open nominations and a secret ballot. The term of the ethnic-minority member shall be one year.
Representation on the NEA Board of Directors
NEA-Retired shall have representation on the NEA Board of Directors as provided in the NEA Constitution and Bylaws. The NEA Board includes six (6) designated Retired seats for members who are elected by Retired Representative Assembly delegates at the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting. NEA-Retired also elects six (6) Retired Alternates to the NEA Board of Directors.
Representation to the NEA Representative Assembly
Members of the NEA-Retired shall be represented at the NEA Representative Assembly by the Retired delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly. These delegates are elected from their governance states. The number of Retired delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly shall be determined as provided in the NEA Bylaws. Each Retired delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly in attendance shall be entitled to vote.
Representation on the NEA Resolutions Committee
NEA-Retired shall have representation on the NEA Resolutions Committee as provided in the NEA Standing Rules. The Resolutions Committee includes six (6) designated Retired seats for members who are elected by Retired Representative Assembly delegates at the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting.
