GAE ELECTION NOTICE!
As part of the democratic processes with our association, several elections are held throughout the year to choose our state-level leadership. Below are the timelines and procedures for every election throughout the year. Please review carefully. While you will receive notifications of these elections as they approach, the following will serve as a SAVE THE DATE guide to help members prepare to run or support candidates for office. To ensure your participation in the election process, having an accurate, up-to-date personal email on file for you is critical. Please visit myNEA360.org and sign in to review your information and update if necessary. if you have any questions, please contact gaeelections@gae.org. GAE ELECTIONS POLICY TIMELINE FOR GAE ELECTIONS Special Elections will be held only in November or May or in conjunction with regular elections in March. Aspiring Educator Elections will be held in accordance with their constitution.
September 1 Opening date for submission of candidate nomination forms for all elected positions: • Executive Officers
• District Directors • At-Large Directors • NEA State Director
• NEA State Alternate • State-at-large NEA RA delegates
Note: Candidate nomination forms for all elected positions will be available online and, in the back-to-school edition of the KNOW magazine. Any member can self-nominate.
November 15 Deadline for submission of candidate nomination forms for Executive Officers, District Directors, At-Large Directors, NEA State Director, and NEA State Alternate.
February 1 Deadline for submission of candidate nomination forms for state-at-large NEA RA delegates and GAE- Retired delegates to the GAE Spring RA. Deadline for submission of all candidate statements and candidate photos. to acknowledge receipt of the nominations and confirm the eligibility status of the nominee to the nominees for nomination forms due by November 15. December 1 Deadline for the Credentials and Elections Committee
as to their eligibility or ineligibility. Eligible candidates will also receive a list of all other eligible candidates for a given position (GAE Policy 05.103).
The Credentials and Elections Committee shall review the eligibility of all announced candidates for GAE positions and communicate within 30 days of the close of nominations with all announced candidates
• Candidate statements for Executive Officer positions shall be up to 250 words. • Candidate statements for District Directors, At-Large Directors, and NEA State Director and Alternate positions shall be up to 150 words.
• Candidate statements for NEA Delegate positions shall be up to 50 words. • All submitted statements of candidates for the same office will be published at the same time and as submitted except those that will be shortened if they exceed the word limit.
February 15 Deadline for the Credentials and Elections Committee to acknowledge receipt of the nominations and confirm the eligibility status of the nominee to the nominees for nomination forms due by February 1.
as to their eligibility or ineligibility. Eligible candidates will also receive a list of all other eligible candidates for a given position (GAE Policy 05.103).
The Credentials and Elections Committee shall review the eligibility of all announced candidates for GAE positions and communicate within 30 days of the close of nominations with all announced candidates
March 1–March 15 Election for District Directors, state-at-large NEA RA delegates, Retired At- Large Directors, and GAE-Retired delegates to the GAE RA.
April 1 Notification of At-Large Directors to be elected at the Representative Assembly if necessary.
Spring Representative Assembly (RA) Election for Executive Officers, At-Large Directors (other than Retired), NEA State Director, and NEA State Alternate.
Download Election Nomination Notices for GAE NEA Delegates to the 2025 NEA RA: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/786642807/ GAE Candidates for GAE Retired Delegates to the 2025 Spring Representative Assembly: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/786456493/
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