Timeline

Fall, year before elections:

  • Determine open positions for the next year’s elections
  • Distribute a call for nominations with a deadline in late January/early February

Spring, year of elections

  • Develop slates
  • Request Board approval for the slates
  • Confirm willingness to run from each candidate and ask each candidate to sign the Division 52 Election Commitment letter (see here)
  • Inform APA of D52 elections slates by APA deadline (usually end March, beginning April)
  • Forward to each candidate:
    • APA instructions for elections and APA request for Candidate’s statement (to be included with the ballot – sample here)
    • D52 request for materials for the D52 website: head shot, short (250 word bio), 250 word Candidate’s Statement. These are posted on the D52 website
  • Send note of slates and candidate information to the D52 listserv

After APA opens the elections

  • Send regular reminders to the listserv to vote for Division officers with a link to their candidate information