Who votes in the APPAM Policy Council election? Why participate?
All APPAM individual members are eligible to vote in the Council election. Since 2004, the election is held on-line for one month beginning in the middle of November. Voting is as easy as clicking a few items on a web page. Generally, leadership elections in associations do not attract a high turnout; historically less than 50% of APPAM members vote to elect the Council each year. However, APPAM is relatively unique for having a large Council (currently 41 elected members) relative to the size of its membership (1800 – 2000 persons). Furthermore, members of the Council often serve on the Fall Conference Program Committee. This means that APPAM members have significant representation on the Council, and the Council itself is involved in APPAMs most important activities. For these reasons, participation in the Council election is a substantive opportunity for members to determine what APPAM does.
