ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Elections
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿’s democratic nature is one of its greatest strengths as a union.
Elections for 11 seats ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Board of Directors will be held April 23-May 1.
Links to required timelines, guidelines forms and other paperwork for all candidates can be found ²ú±ð±ô´Ç·É.Ìý
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ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ members will elect 10 of their fellow members to the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Board of Directors during the 2025 election cycle.
The nomination deadline for candidates is Feb. 3.
The final statewide election to select board members will be held April 23-May 1. All ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ members will receive an online ballot via email.
Nominees for board seats now being accepted for April’s election include:
- NEA Director (Idaho’s representative on the NEA board)
- At-Large
- Retired
- Aspiring Educator
- Region 1 (Coeur d’Alene area)
- Region 3 (Payette/McCall/Middleton areas)
- Region 5 (Pocatello area)
- Region 7 – two seats (Boise area)
- Region 8 (Nampa/Caldwell/Mountain Home area)
- Region 9 (West Ada)
Scroll down to view the elections timeline.
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Officer Elections Forms & Downloads
NEA Representative Assembly Forms & Downloads
2024-2025 Election Timeline
December 9, 2024
- Nominations open for state RA delegates and ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Board of Directors seats
- RA resumes of candidates, RA tentative zones, and RA election timeline sent to all LUPs, region presidents, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ BOD and region directors via emailÌý
- Electronic resumes of candidates posted to ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ website for online submission
- ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ nomination form, exhibit K, board roles and responsibilities, and board code of ethics sent to all LUPs, region presidents, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ BOD and region directors via email (re: ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Board of Directors seats)
- Election timeline and candidate nomination form posted on ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ website
- Email sent to members with candidate nomination form and election timeline
December 2024
- Nomination and election notice in ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ communication mailed to all members
- Notice to include: information about electronic voting procedures and to visit the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ website for more informationÌý
- Reminder to LUPs to verify their members’ email addresses on file with their region offices
January 6, 2025
- RA resume of candidate deadline reminder emailed to all LUPs, region presidents, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ BOD and region directors
January 24, 2025
- Deadline for submission of state RA resume of candidate forms
- Forms must be sent to ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ president. Forms must be hand delivered, electronically received or a hard copy received by this date
January 31, 2025
- Deadline for submission of constitution and bylaw amendments to the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Board of Directors for review
February 1, 2025
- ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Board of Directors will review and approve RA candidate list and finalized RA zones based on January 15 membership numbers
- ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Board of Directors will review and approve the finalized RA
February 3, 2025
- ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Board of Directors and statewide position candidate nomination forms reminder emailed to all LUPs, region presidents, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ BOD, region directors
- Deadline for ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ board of directors and statewide position candidate nomination forms. Forms must be sent to ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ president. Forms must be hand delivered, electronically received, or a hard copy received by this date
February 12, 2025
- Deadline: Voting credentials for state RA delegates sent to all eligible members’ email addresses
February 18, 2025
- Deadline: All local delegates for Delegate Assembly are due to the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Headquarters Office. Delegate lists are to be submitted online at
February 20, 2025
- Deadline: 5 p.m. MDT electronic balloting for state RA delegates closes
February 21, 2025
- RA ballots counted and candidates notified of results; results announced again at Delegate Assembly
- RA delegates encouraged to begin raising money for NEAFCPE
April 4-5, 2025
- Delegate Assembly
April 14, 2025
- Elections GOTV postcard mailed to all voting members
April 23, 2025
- Deadline: Voting credentials for open seats and constitution amendments emailed to eligible members
May 1, 2025
- Deadline: 5 p.m. MST electronic balloting closes
May 2, 2025
- Ballots counted and all candidates notified of results