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A S S O C I AT I O N G OV E R NA N C E Nomination Procedures for AEA Board of Directors NEA State Director or NEA Alternate State Director The AEA Constitution, Article IV, Section 2, states that "Candidates seeking election Ethnic-minority members are especially 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 state- ment of candidacy with the AEA Executive Director. The filing shall include the office the encouraged to run for AEA leadership positions. 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 clos- ing of nominations on Friday, April 27, 2012 at the Arizona Education Association Delegate Assembly. Regional Director, Alternate Regional 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 the NEA State Director or NEA Alternate State Director must submit their completed Nomination Form, AEA Advocate page 32, no later than 5:00 pm on March 1, 2012 via mail, hand-delivery, fax, or email. 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 1, 2012. Delegates to the AEA Delegate Assembly May Elect On April 28, 2012, delegates to the 2012 AEA Delegate Assembly may elect the AEA Board of Director positions as listed. Each posi- tion would serve a 3-year term. And, if needed, a proportional member- ship representation of Education Support Professional At-Large Directors, Ethnic Minority At-Large Directors, and corresponding Alternate At-Large Director. ✒ Open Board of Director Positions NEA State Director NEA Alternate State Director One (1) Region 2 Director Two (2) Region 3 Directors One (1) Region 4 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 Two (2) Region 11 Directors One (1) Region 12 Director One (1) Region 13 Director One (1) Region 15 Director One (1) Region 1 Alternate One (1) Region 3 Alternate One (1) Region 4 Alternate One (1) Region 5 Alternate One (1) Region 6 Alternate One (1) Region 7 Alternate One (1) Region 10 Alternate One (1) Region 11 Alternate One (1) Region 12 Alternate One (1) Region 13 Alternate One (1) Region 15 Alternate AEA Advocate ❘ Winter 2011/12 31