NIRSA Voting & Elections

Process for Student Members

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Election Timeline

January

January 24, 2024
Application deadline

Member Network Student Leader Application

February

Student candidate slate announced

March

March 4-7, 2024
Elections for NIRSA Student Leader and Regional Student Leaders

Mid-March
Student Leader and Regional Student Leaders Announced

Meet the Student Candidates

NIRSA Student Leader

Region I Student Leader

Region II Student Leader

Region IV Student Leader

Region V Student Leader

Region VI Student Leader

Canadian Region Student Leader

About Student Elections

There are no candidates standing for office in Region III. 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 position in Region III, with hopes of appointing a representative to fill the vacant seat this spring before the new leadership year begins.

Reminder about Voting in NIRSA Elections

Eligible student members will receive a personalized ballot on March 4 and a reminder message before March 7 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 March 3 will be eligible to vote.

YesElections—formerly ElectionsAmerica—has been NIRSA’s voting platform for nine years. If you cannot locate your personalized NIRSA ballot, please check your junk mail for a message from YesElections. If you don’t find a message, then you should add help@yeselections.com as a safe sender, or whitelist the email address, and contact NIRSA Member Engagement Manager Natasha Fischer for assistance prior to elections closing on March 7.

Recruiting & Applying

Student Leadership Team

One NIRSA Student Leader and seven Regional Student Leaders are elected to the Member Network annually

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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.

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 Regional Representatives

There are three or four Regional Representatives elected to the Member Network annually.

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Student Leadership Team

One NIRSA Student Leader and seven Regional Student Leaders are elected to the Member Network annually.

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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.

For more information about NIRSA voting & elections, contact NIRSA Member Engagement Manager Natasha Fischer.