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ASSOCIATION GOVERNANCE 13 WINTER 2024 | ADVOCATE AEA Officer Positions e AEA Constitution, Article IV, Section 2, states that "Candidates seeking election to a position as an AEA Officer, State Director of the National Education Association, Alternate State Director of the National Education Association and any individual who may wish to seek an AEA officer position that could become available (vacant) through the election of a current AEA officer to a different AEA officer position, shall file in writing a statement of candidacy with the AEA Executive Director. e filing shall include the office the candidate is seeking and shall be filed no later than March 1 of the year in which the election is to take place. In the event that March 1 falls on a weekend or holiday, the next business day shall apply. Individuals failing to file a statement of candidacy by the March 1 deadline shall not be eligible to seek the positions listed above in the elections to be held in the year following the March 1 deadline. In the event that no candidate files for one or more of the positions listed above by the March 1 deadline, the Delegate Assembly may accept nominations for that position(s) during a regular meeting of the Delegate Assembly Candidates for these offices shall have their names placed before the delegates on the first day of the annual meeting." Candidates for AEA Officer positions (President, Vice President, Treasurer) must submit their completed Nomination Form, AEA Advocate page 15, no later than 5 p.m. on March 1, 2025, via mail, hand-delivery, fax, or email. Regional Directors, Alternate Regional Directors Retired Director, Retired Alternate Director, At-Large Directors, and Alternate At-Large Directors Nominations for Regional Directors, Alternate Regional Directors, Retired Director, Retired Alternate Director, At-Large Director, and Alternate At-Large Directors may be submitted any time prior to the closing of nominations on Friday, May 9, 2025 at the AEA Delegate Assembly. Regional Director, Alternate Regional Director, At-Large Director, and Alternate At-Large Director nominees who wish their candidate statement and/or photo published in the AEA Advocate and the Delegate Assembly materials should submit their nomination form for publication to the AEA Elections Committee by 5 p.m. on March 1, 2025. Delegates to the AEA Delegate Assembly May Elect On May 9-10, 2025, delegates to the 2025 AEA Delegate Assembly may elect the AEA Board of Director positions as listed. Each position would complete the term as indicated. And, if needed, a proportional membership representation of Education Support Professional At-Large Directors, Ethnic Minority At-Large Directors, and corresponding Alternate At- Large Director may need to be elected. Nomination Procedures for AEA Board of Directors Members of color are especially encouraged to run for AEA leadership positions. Board of Directors Open Positions AEA President, 3-year term AEA Vice President, 3-year term AEA Treasurer, 3-year term AEA Retired Director, 3-year term AEA Alternate Retired Director, 3-year term ESP At-Large Director, 3-year term ESP Alternate At-Large Director, 3-year term Region 1 Director, 3-year term Region 2 Director, 3-year term Region 4 Director, 3-year term Region 10 Director, 3-year term Region 2 Alternate Director, 3-year term Region 12 Alternate Director, 3-year term