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

Application deadline: October 5, 2023

Board of Directors

Member Network Regional Representatives

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.

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.