NIRSA Elections
NIRSA membership votes annually, via electronic elections, to fill positions on the NIRSA Board of Directors and Member Network, as well as on any proposed Bylaws amendments.
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For more information about NIRSA voting & elections, contact NIRSA Member Engagement Manager Natasha Fischer.
NIRSA membership votes annually, via electronic elections, to fill positions on the NIRSA Board of Directors and Member Network, as well as on any proposed Bylaws amendments.
Reminder about Voting in NIRSA Elections
Eligible student members will receive a personalized ballot on March 1 and a reminder message on March 6 from YesElections with a personalized ballot. Please make sure your member profile is updated with your current email address so you can exercise your opportunity to vote! Only those student members whose NIRSA membership is active as of 11:00am Eastern/8:00am Pacific on February 28 will be eligible to vote.
YesElections—formerly ElectionsAmerica—has been NIRSA’s voting platform for eight years. If you cannot locate your personalized NIRSA ballot, please check your junk mail for a message from YesElections (sent on March 1 and again on March 7). If you don’t find a message then you should add help@yeselections.com as a safe sender, or whitelist the email, and contact NIRSA Member Engagement Manager Natasha Fischer for assistance prior to elections closing on March 7.
Election Timeline
October
December
Mid-December
Candidate slate announced as well as proposed Bylaws amendments
January
Application deadline: January 17, 2024
NIRSA Student Leader and Regional Student Leaders
January 18-30, 2024
Elections for Board of Directors and Member Network Regional Representatives
March
March 4-7, 2024
Elections for NIRSA Student Leader and Regional Student Leaders
Meet the Student Candidates
NIRSA Student Leader
Region II Student Leader
Region IV Student Leader
Region V Student Leader
Region VI Student Leader
About Student Elections
There are no candidates standing for office in Regions I, III, or Canada. NIRSA Bylaws state that the election process for Member Network positions shall be in accordance with Association policy as determined by a resolution of the Board of Directors. Current Association policy states “Elections should be concluded no later than March 1 of each year, with the intention that when possible they will conclude prior to the Annual Conference. Therefore, the nomination and election process is subject to change.” The unfilled positions will be treated as a vacancy. Current Association policy states that “a vacancy for NIRSA Student Leader or Regional Student Leader will be filled with a recommendation by the Student Leadership Team to the Member Network, who will approve the appointment.”
With the help of the Member Network, NIRSA will continue to recruit candidates to fill the open student leader positions in Regions I, III, and Canada, with hopes of appointing representatives to fill the vacant seats this spring before the new leadership year begins.
After much consideration, elections for the 2023-2024 Student Leadership Team will be moved to March 1-7, 2023.
The decision to delay the recruitment timeline for student representatives allows the Nominations & Appointments Committee to continue recruiting student members to serve in NIRSA Student Leader and regional student leader roles for regions I-VI and Canada.
Meet the Candidates
Board of Directors Candidates
President Elect
At-Large Director
Member Network Candidates
Region I Representative
Region III Representative
Region V Representative
Canadian Region Representative
Recruiting & Applying
The recruitment and application process for professional positions occurs in late summer through early fall. Recruitment and application for student positions occurs fall through early winter.
There are two positions elected annually for the NIRSA Board of Directors: President Elect and At-Large Director
There are three or four Regional Representatives elected to the Member Network annually.
One NIRSA Student Leader and seven Regional Student Leaders are elected to the Member Network annually.
Apply to Serve!
If you would like more information about serving NIRSA in a leadership capacity, please contact a member of the Nominations & Appointments Committee or the Member Network.
Region I Student Leader
Region III Student Leader
Canadian Region Student Leader
Region II Representative
Region IV Representative
Region VI Representative
Proposed Amendments to NIRSA Bylaws
The 2020–2021 NIRSA Bylaws Committee has worked with the team at NIRSA Headquarters and with NIRSA’s legal counsel to prepare proposed amendments to the NIRSA Bylaws for the NIRSA Board of Directors review and approval. On April 27, 2021, the full NIRSA Board approved the proposed amendments to NIRSA’s governing documents. The proposed amendments are being submitted to the NIRSA membership for consideration and adoption as part of the 2022 NIRSA online voting and elections process.