How are candidates selected for Regional Coordinator, Nominating Committee, Board and Officer positions?
Nominees for all positions are solicited through an open solicitation process. NALP members may nominate their peers and/or themselves for any of the leadership roles. Regional Coordinators and Nominating Committee members are elected by the Primary (Voting) Member of each NALP institutional member in the same membership class (school or employer) – in other words, school members elect the school representative from their region and employer members elect the employer representative from their region. Nominees who accept their nomination submit a one page resume/biographical sketch with a brief statement of interest that is posted to the NALP website for review by the membership. Elections usually take place in late February and early March. The election usually requires 2-3 rounds, including one or more runoffs, since NALP’s bylaws require a simple majority of the votes (>50%) to win. Election results are shared with candidates at the end of each round of elections. Board and Officer
