Nominations and Elections Committee

Chair: Past President.

Members: President, President-Elect, and other members as designated by the President. No member of the Nominations and Elections Committee shall stand for Division election while on the committee.

Aims: develop slates of candidates for division elections;  coordinate with APA in the conduct of those elections; develop recommendations and nominations to the slates of other APA governance groups to infuse an international perspective throughout APA.

From the Bylaws:

Section 5.2: Standing Committees

2. Committee on Nominations and Elections

a. The Chair of the Nominations and Elections Committee shall be the Past President. Members shall include the President, President-Elect, and other members as designated by the President.

b. No member of the Nominations and Elections Committee shall stand for Division election while on the committee.

c. The purview of the Nominations and Elections Committee is to:

i. develop slates of candidates for division elections and to coordinate with APA in the conduct of those elections;

ii. develop recommendations and nominations to the slates of other APA governance groups to infuse an international perspective throughout APA.

d. The tasks of the Nominations and Elections Committee are specified in the Division 52 Handbook

Section 6.1: Nominations

1. The Committee on Nominations and Elections shall be responsible for implementing the policies required for the nomination and election of Division elected positions and Representatives to Council. All aspects of nomination and election will be done in accordance with the provisions of the APA Bylaws, and shall be completed by the dates specified by APA.

2. A nominating ballot shall be distributed by the appropriate deadline of the year prior to the calendar year requiring the election of Division officers.

a. Only Members shall participate in the nomination procedure for all positions except the Student Representative to the Board.

b. Student Affiliates shall participate in the nomination procedure for Student representative to the Board. The procedures for this nomination are specified in the Division Handbook.

c. Nominations shall be tallied by the Committee on Nominations and Elections. Ordinarily two persons shall be nominated for each office at the discretion of the Committee on Nominations and Elections.

Section 6.2: Election Procedures

The elected officials of the Division shall be elected by a vote of the members on a ballot.