Board Election

ACTE’s members elect its Board of Directors from among eligible members each year, with open positions rotating on a three-year basis. Nominations for the ACTE Board of Directors Election are open from April 1-June 15. Nominating committees vet the candidates over the summer, and candidates are formally approved during the Business Meetings and Assembly of Delegates meeting at ACTE’s CareerTech VISION. Voting begins during VISION and is open for 30 days; although the exact timeline varies from year-to-year, voting usually occurs in November and December. The newly elected Board of Directors completes an orientation process in March and officially starts their term July 1.

Updated campaign rules are available here.

If you have any questions about the election, please contact Marlen Zarcone at mzarcone@acteonline.org.

VICE PRESIDENT ROLES:

Guidelines, eligibility requirements and position descriptions for Vice President positions can be found here.

PRESIDENT ELECT:

In order to apply for President-Elect, you must have served for at least one year (at the time of nomination) as a National ACTE Board Member as Region or Division Vice President. Additional information about the requirements/responsibilities of serving as a President can be found here

Looking for a quick summary of the Board of Directors Election Process? View our video!

Positions eligible for the 2025 election include:

  • President: Will serve a two-year term, as president from July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026, and past president from July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027. The 2024-2025 president-elect position has become vacant. According to the ACTE bylaws, the board holds the authority to appoint a successor to fill such vacancies until an official election can be conducted. In alignment with this guideline, the board has appointed outgoing Agricultural Education Division Vice President Robert Torres as the new president-elect for the term, July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025. During the forthcoming election cycle, ACTE will open applications for the position of president, and the elected candidate will serve a two-year term, as president from July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026, and past president from July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027.
  • Regarding the position of President-Elect: Serves a one-year term beginning in July 2025, followed by one-year as president and one-year as past president per the normal election cycle.
  • Business Education Division Vice President: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2025.
  • Engineering & Technical Education Division Vice President-elect: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2026.
  • Region I Vice President-elect: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2026.
  • Region IV Vice President-elect: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2026.
  • Agricultural Education Division Vice President: Will complete the two-years of the 2024-2027 term beginning July 2026. The 2024-2027 position became vacant in February of 2024, a vice president was appointed in March 2024 for the July 2025 term.

In order to accommodate the election, the nomination process/timeline is as follows:

  • Nominations for the election are due June 15.
  • In July, the nominating committees will meet via conference call to approve the candidates.
  • In order to vote, you must be an ACTE member by November 1.
  • Candidate information will be featured in the November/December Techniques.
  • Voting will open during ACTE’s CareerTech VISION on Friday, December 6 and end at 11:59 p.m. on January 6.
  • Winners will be announced the week of – January 6.

Please click here for information on the previous election’s winners.