Board Election
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. 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 Dominique Frascoia at dfrascoia@acteonline.org.
VICE PRESIDENT ROLES:
Additional information about the requirements/responsibilities of serving as a Region/Division Vice President can be found here. Guidelines/eligibility information 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!
Nominations
Positions eligible for the 2024 election include:
- President-Elect: Serves a one-year term beginning in July 2024, followed by one-year as president and one-year as past president.
- Region V Vice President: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2024
- Agricultural Education Division Vice President: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2024
- Health Science Education Division Vice President: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2024
- Work Based Learning Division Vice President: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2024
- Region II Vice President-elect: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2025
- Region III Vice President-elect: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2025
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education Division Vice President-elect: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2025
- New and Related Services Division Vice President-elect: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2025
Application Process
- Applications are accepted online exclusively via the ACTE Awards Portal, only from April 1-June 15. Click here to access the online application!
Election Timeline
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 2.
- Candidate information will be featured in the November/December Techniques.
- Voting will open during ACTE’s CareerTech VISION on Friday, December 2 and end at 11:59 p.m. on January 2.
- Winners will be announced the week of – January 2.
Please click here for information on the previous election’s winners.