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NIRSA Voting & 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.

Election Timeline

October 13 at 12pm PT

Initial application deadline extended for:

Board of Directors

Member Network Regional Representatives

November 8, 2021 at 12pm PT

Applications deadline extended for:

NIRSA Student Leader position

Regional Student Leader positions

Mid-December 2021

Candidate slate announced as well as proposed Bylaw Amendments

January 19-31, 2022

Elections launch

Elections close

January 14, 2021

Elections launch

Have you voted in NIRSA elections?

Eligible members should have received a personalized ballot on January 14 and a reminder message on January 20 from YesElections with a personalized ballot.

YesElections—formerly ElectionsAmerica—has been NIRSA’s voting platform for six years. Their recent name change could cause your email service provider to treat the ballot email as an unrecognized sender. If you cannot locate your personalized NIRSA ballot, please check your junk mail for a message from YesElections (sent on 1/14 and again on 1/20).

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 Senior Director of Operations Mary Callender for assistance prior to elections closing on January 27.

January 27, 2021

Elections close

  • Mid-December
    Candidate slate announced as well as proposed Bylaw Amendments

  • January 14, 2021
    Elections launch
  • January 27, 2021
    Elections close

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

NIRSA Student Leader

Region I Student Leader

Region II Student Leader

Region III Student Leader

Region IV Student Leader

Region V Student Leader

Region VI 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.

Review the proposed amendments
Review the proposed amendments (coming soon)

Don't Miss Your Ballot

NIRSA Members will be notified of the voting process in advance of the opening day of elections. Please confirm your email address and ensure your membership is current at nirsa.me to help ensure receipt of the electronic ballot.

Paper Ballot Requests

In the event that you do not have access to an email account, as long as you are a current NIRSA Member, you may request a paper ballot for the 2019 NIRSA Elections by following the process outlined below:

  • Submit a written request for a paper ballot to NIRSA Headquarters, 4185 SW Research Way, Corvallis, OR 97333

  • Requests must be postmarked by December 30, 2018 to ensure you receive your ballot by the opening of elections

  • Completed ballots must be returned to NIRSA Headquarters and received by January 12, 2019

Note: Late ballots are not valid and will not be included in the voting process.

Recruiting & Applying

The recruitment and application process for the leadership positions occurs in late summer through early fall in preparation for slating candidates to stand for election.

Board of Directors

There are two positions elected annually for the NIRSA Board of Directors: President Elect and At-Large Director
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Member Network

There are eleven or twelve positions elected annually for the NIRSA Member Network—three or four Regional Representatives and all Student Leader positions.

Learn More

Apply to Serve!

If you would like more information about serving NIRSA in a leadership capacity, please contact a member of the Nominations & Appointments Committeeor the Member Network.

For more information about NIRSA voting & elections, contact the NIRSA Member Relations Manager, Sarah Leskovec.