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A S S O C I A T I O N G O V E R N A N C E AEA Advocate x Winter 2014/15 33 NEA State Director, or NEA Alternate State Director The 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. The 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 nomination 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 NEA State Director or NEA Alternate State Director must submit their completed Nomination Form, AEA Advocate page 34, no later than 5:00 pm on March 2, 2015 via mail, hand-delivery, fax, or email. Regional Directors, Alternate Regional Directors, At-Large Directors, and Alternate At-Large Directors Nominations for Regional Directors, Alternate Regional Directors, At-Large Director, and Alternate At-Large Directors may be submitted any time prior to the closing of nominations on Friday, April 24, 2015 at the Arizona Education Association 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 pm on March 2, 2015. Delegates to the AEA Delegate Assembly May Elect On April 25, 2015, delegates to the 2015 AEA Delegate Assembly may elect the AEA Board of Director positions as listed. Each position would serve a 3-year term. 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. 2 Nomination Procedures for AEA Board of Directors Ethnic minority members are especially encouraged to run for AEA leadership positions. Open Board of Director Positions NEA State Director NEA Alternate State Director Regional Directors One (1) Region 2 Director One (1) Region 3 Director Two (2) Region 5 Directors One (1) Region 6 Director One (1) Region 7 Director One (1) Region 8 Director One (1) Region 9 Director One (1) Region 11 Director One (1) Region 12 Director One (1) Region 13 Director Alternate Regional Directors One (1) Region 1 Alternate One (1) Region 3 Alternate One (1) Region 5 Alternate One (1) Region 6 Alternate One (1) Region 7 Alternate One (1) Region 8 Alternate One (1) Region 9 Alternate One (1) Region 10 Alternate One (1) Region 11 Alternate One (1) Region 12 Alternate One (1) Region 13 Alternate At Large Directors Up to two (2) ESP Directors Up to two (2) Ethnic Minority Possible one (1) Ethnic Minority Alternate