Run for office. Five steps.
All seven Executive Committee offices are elected at the Houston 2027 Convention, Friday, September 3 to Sunday, September 5, 2027. This page walks you through the Constitution's steps, in order, with nothing added.
The application window opens by Wednesday, March 3, 2027, or earlier if the Electoral Officers announce it.
From interest to the Oath of Office.
Choose a role. Read it first.
Each role page lists the duties from the Constitution, who you work with and an estimate of the time it takes. You apply for one office.
Check your eligibility. It takes a minute.
The rules are the same for every office (Article XII §12.2). Answer the questions for an instant result; nothing is sent.
Answer all five questions to see your result. Nothing you choose here is sent anywhere.
Apply online. About 15 to 20 minutes.
The Candidate Information Form goes to the President and the Secretariat as a PDF, and you get your own copy by email and download. Your answers save on your device as you type.
Have ready: your Regional service and dates, your education, your plan for the office, any interests to disclose, and the name and email of your Regional President or Region Secretary.
Region endorsement. In writing.
Your Region must endorse your candidacy in writing (Article XII §12.2). Talk to your Regional President or Region Secretary first. On the form you give their name and email; the Secretariat follows up with them to request and confirm the endorsement. Nothing is sent to them automatically.
Candidate forum, then the vote.
The Electoral Officers verify your eligibility and publish the list of eligible candidates. A town-hall candidate forum is held before any vote, with equal time for every candidate. At the Convention, voting is by open roll call: each Region's delegate states its vote. Results are certified, and the new officers take the Oath of Office and receive the handover at the Post-Convention Board Meeting.
Key dates, counted from the Constitution.
Dates are the latest the Constitution allows. The Election Notice sets the exact calendar.
- By Wednesday, March 3, 2027Election Notice issued; application window opensAt least six months before the Convention. The exact date is announced in the Election Notice; it may open earlier.Art. XII §12.4; Appendix C §C1
- By Saturday, June 5, 2027Electoral Officers approvedThe Executive Committee proposes the slate at least 90 days before the Convention and the Directors approve it. Patrons serve wherever practicable.Art. XII §12.3
- After you applyEligibility verified; list of eligible candidates publishedThe Electoral Officers check good standing, Regional service and your conflict disclosure, then publish the verified list to the Regions before voting.Art. XII §12.4; Appendix C §C3
- By Wednesday, August 4, 2027Regions submit delegate credentialsAt least 30 days before the Convention. Each Region in good standing names one voting delegate and one alternate.Appendix C §C1, §C2
- Before any voteCandidate forum (town hall)Every candidate gets equal time to address the Regions. Virtual or in person; recommended at least a week before voting where practicable.Art. XII §12.5; Appendix C §C4
- Friday, September 3 to Sunday, September 5, 2027Election Session at the Houston ConventionOpen ballot. In contested races each Region's delegate states its vote aloud in a roll call; the Electoral Officers tally and announce the totals.Art. XII §12.6; Appendix C §C6
- Convention weekendResults certified, Oath of Office, handoverCertified as soon as counting ends, then recorded at the Post-Convention Board Meeting, where the new officers are sworn in and records, bank access and passwords are handed over.Art. XII §12.7.3; Appendix D
The other path: floor nomination.
How it works
- During the Election Session, only credentialed Regional voting delegates may nominate from the floor.
- Another Region must second the nomination.
- The nominee accepts aloud and completes the eligibility declaration before appearing on the ballot.
- Nominations close when voting starts.
Why apply early anyway
The application path is the primary route. The Electoral Officers may decline a floor nomination if eligibility cannot be confirmed promptly, and late applicants are accepted only if verification will not delay proceedings (Appendix C §C3, §C5). Applying early gets you verified and on the published list before the forum.
Not ready to apply? Send a private question first through the expression of interest form. It is optional and does not count as an application.