ACTE Board of Directors Elections

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 December and January. 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.

REGION AND DIVISION VICE PRESIDENT ROLES:

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

ACTE PRESIDENT ELECT:

In order to apply for the ACTE 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 for the ACTE Board of Directors Election open April 1 and close June 15 (11:59 p.m. ET). Positions eligible for the 2026 election include:

  • President-Elect: Serves a one-year term beginning in July 2026, followed by one-year as president and one-year as past president.
  • Engineering & Technology Education Division Vice President: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2026.
  • Trade & Industrial Education Division Vice President: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2026.
  • Administration Division Vice President-Elect: Serves a one-year shadow term beginning July 2026, followed by a three-year term beginning July 2027.
  • Agricultural Education Division Vice President-Elect: Serves a one-year shadow term beginning July 2026, followed by a three-year term beginning July 2027.
  • Counseling and Career Development Division Vice President-Elect: Serves a one-year shadow term beginning July 2026, followed by a three-year term beginning July 2027.
  • Health Science Education Division Vice President-Elect: Serves a one-year shadow term beginning July 2026, followed by a three-year term beginning July 2027
  • Postsecondary, Adult & Career Education Division Vice President-Elect: Serves a one-year shadow term beginning July 2026, followed by a three-year term beginning July 2027.
  • Work-Based Learning Division Vice President-Elect: Serves a one-year shadow term beginning July 2026, followed by a three-year term beginning July 2027
  • Region V Vice President-Elect: Serves a one-year shadow term beginning July 2026, followed by a three-year term beginning July 2027.

 

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 6.
  • Candidate information will be featured in the November/December Techniques.
  • Voting will open during ACTE’s CareerTech VISION on December 10 and end at 11:59 p.m. on January 9.
  • Winners will be announced the week of – January 12.

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

All ACTE individual professional, retired, educational institution members, and national affiliate organizations whose membership dues are received at ACTE headquarters by November 10, 2025, are eligible to vote. Please review the biographical information and platform statements for the nominees and exercise your right to vote for ACTE’s leadership.

The election process will be conducted via electronic ballot only. Ballots will be sent to member email addresses listed in the ACTE database. ACTE works with Survey and Ballot Systems (SBS) to manage the board of directors elections. You will receive an e-signature via email that must be used with your member number to vote electronically. If you do not receive an e-signature by midnight on December 10, please contact support@directvote.net. Electronic ballots must be cast by 11:59 p.m. ET on January 9, 2026. Ballots will be counted and audited at the offices of SBS, and the results will be posted on ACTE’s website and announced in Techniques.

In order to facilitate a smooth election process, please be sure to:

  • Verify your email address with ACTE. If ACTE does not have your email address, it is imperative that you update your member profile immediately. You can do this on the ACTE website by:
    • Visiting acteonline.org
    • Logging in (Username: your email address; password: your ACTE ID number plus your first and last initials – e.g., 123456AH)
    • Clicking on “View Profile”

Or email acte@acteonline.org

  • Make sure you/your IT department puts Survey and Ballot Systems on your email server’s “white list” so your voting information will not be marked as spam. The email will come from noreply@directvote.net.
  • Remember that in order to vote, you must be a member of ACTE as of November 10, 2025. Members are only allowed to vote in elections for their region and any divisions of which they are a member.