Nomination papers available
ELECTION TIMELINE
NOMINATION DEADLINES
December 30 Candidate Recommendation Committee
January 8 Regional Ethnic Minority Delegates to MTA Annual Meeting
January 8 Statewide Retired District Delegates to MTA Annual Meeting
January 8 Statewide, Regional and Retired Delegates to NEA RA
January 8 NEA Directors and Alternate NEA Directors
March 4 President
March 4 Vice President
March 4 Regional Executive Committee Members
March 4 Statewide Retired District Directors
March 4 District Directors
March 4 Retired Members Committee
April 8 Student Delegate Election to the NEA RA
FILING DEADLINES FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
January 8 Bylaws
January 8 Initial Deadline — Standing Rules and Resolutions
M TA members who intend to seek;election;to;MTA;office at the 2016 Annual Meeting
of Delegates or to run for NEA
Director may now request nomination
papers.
Annual Meeting elections will
take place in May for President,
Vice President, Regional Executive
Committee seats, and District Director
and Statewide Retired District Director
positions.
Four members of the Retired
Members Committee will be elected.
There are also two NEA Director
seats and six Alternate NEA Director
seats up for election. The directors and
alternates will be elected by direct-mail ballot. Ballots will be sent to the
entire membership in March.
Applications for nomination
papers;for;MTA;office;must;be
submitted;in;writing;to;the;office;of
the Executive Director-Treasurer,
MTA, 2 Heritage Drive, 8th Floor,
Quincy, MA 02171-2119. Although
there is no deadline for requesting
them, nomination papers for MTA
office;must;be;filed;with;the;Executive
Director-Treasurer by 5 p.m. on Friday,
March 4, 2016, regardless of postmark.
Nomination papers for the NEA
Director and Alternate NEA Director
posts may be requested in the same
manner,;but;must;be;filed;no;later;than
5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016.
No person may be a candidate for
more;than;one;office.;Each;candidate
must;specify;the;office;sought,;the
term;of;the;office,;his;or;her;MTA
individual membership ID number
(which can be found on the MTA
membership card), home and school
addresses, telephone numbers, fax
numbers, e-mail addresses and local
association;affiliation.
All candidates must comply with
the nomination and election provisions
of the MTA Bylaws and policies, which
will be made available to candidates.
President and Vice President*:
The President and Vice President
will be elected for two-year terms
commencing July 15, 2016. A
candidate must be an active MTA
member** or a retired MTA member
within the Statewide Retired District. A
local;affiliate;shall;not;be;represented
on the MTA Board of Directors by
more;than;one;officer;(President;or
Vice President).
Regional Executive Committee
members*: There will be four seats
up for election for Regional Executive
Committee positions. The seats are for
Regions B, D, E and H. A candidate
must be an active MTA member**
and must be employed in education
within the electoral region in which the
candidate;seeks;office.;All;terms;will
be for three years.
District Directors — MTA
Board*: There will be 12 seats up for
election for District Director positions
on the MTA Board. All terms will be
for three years. The open districts are
33C, 36C, 41C, 39E, 40E, 12F, 13F,
16G, 17G, 20G, 48H, and 49H. Each
candidate must be an active MTA
member** and must be employed in
education within the electoral district
in;which;the;candidate;seeks;office.
Statewide Retired District
Directors*: There will be two
Statewide Retired District Director
seats up for election on the Board.
The terms last for three years.
Candidates must be members of
the Statewide Retired District.
There is a self-nomination process,
with a deadline of March 4, 2016.
NEA Directors* and Alternate
NEA Directors: Two NEA Director
seats with terms expiring in 2016
will;be;filled;by;direct-mail;vote;in
March and April, in tandem with
NEA statewide and regional delegate
elections. The term for each is three
years, beginning Sept. 1, 2016, and
expiring Aug. 31, 2019, in accordance
with;the;NEA’s;fiscal;year.;Likewise,;six
vacancies for Alternate NEA Director
will;be;filled.;Each;candidate;must;be;an
active NEA member**, as determined
by the NEA Constitution and Bylaws,
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