Election announcement for NEA-RA
The National Education Association’s Representative Assembly (a.k.a. NEA-RA) nomination deadline will be this Friday, January 28 at 5:00 pm. This summer’s RA is scheduled to be held in person in Chicago, Illinois from July 2 through July 6. Here is the NEA-RA State Delegate self-nomination online form:
https://www.cta.org/about-us/leadership/nea-ra/ra-candidacy-state-delegate
2/23/22 Through 3/16/22
Election Procedures:
Local Chapters: Conduct Local Delegate elections during this period. Elections must be completed by March 16, 2022
CTA Elections: Conduct State Delegate election electronically via Simply Voting.
4/8/22
Local chapters must submit all delegate election results by 4:00 p.m., April 8, 2022 to the CTA Elections and Credentials Committee, c/o CTA Governance Department, PO Box 921, Burlingame, CA 94011-092, or scan and email to RA@cta.org. (Postmarks not accepted.) Local chapters must post election results no later than five (5) calendar days after the ballots are counted.
Deadline for filing a challenge to the election with the CTA President is within four (4) calendar days after the ballots are counted, including any run-offs if necessary.
Send challenges to an election in writing to CTA President E. Toby Boyd at ctaelections@cta.org.
4/11/22
Delegates elected to both local and state delegate positions must notify CTA Elections (via email to RA@cta.org) of the position selected. (Delegates may not hold both positions.)
4/18/22
CTA Elections to notify local chapters of names of successor state delegates if an elected state delegate chooses to go as a local delegate.
6/1/22
Deadline for filing an appeal of the CTA Board of Directors decision on a challenge with the NEA Credentials Committee regarding alleged violations of election requirements.
Duties of RA State Delegates:
Each delegate will be expected to register as an official delegate to the RA with both the California delegation and NEA.
Each delegate will be expected to attend all caucuses of the California delegation. Delegates must be registered with the California delegation to participate in the caucus.
Each delegate shall attend all business meetings of the RA.
Each delegate is strongly encouraged to attend NEA budget committee hearings, resolutions committee hearings, bylaw committee hearings, speeches by prominent national figures, etc.
Each delegate should take into consideration CTA State Council and caucus policy when voting.
Each delegate is encouraged to participate fully in all activities of the California delegation.
IT IS MANDATORY THAT THE January 28, March 16, April 8, April 11, and April 18 TIMELINES BE FOLLOWED.
The National Education Association’s Representative Assembly (a.k.a. NEA-RA) nomination deadline will be this Friday, January 28 at 5:00 pm. This summer’s RA is scheduled to be held in person in Chicago, Illinois from July 2 through July 6. Here is the NEA-RA State Delegate self-nomination online form:
https://www.cta.org/about-us/leadership/nea-ra/ra-candidacy-state-delegate
2/23/22 Through 3/16/22
Election Procedures:
Local Chapters: Conduct Local Delegate elections during this period. Elections must be completed by March 16, 2022
CTA Elections: Conduct State Delegate election electronically via Simply Voting.
4/8/22
Local chapters must submit all delegate election results by 4:00 p.m., April 8, 2022 to the CTA Elections and Credentials Committee, c/o CTA Governance Department, PO Box 921, Burlingame, CA 94011-092, or scan and email to RA@cta.org. (Postmarks not accepted.) Local chapters must post election results no later than five (5) calendar days after the ballots are counted.
Deadline for filing a challenge to the election with the CTA President is within four (4) calendar days after the ballots are counted, including any run-offs if necessary.
Send challenges to an election in writing to CTA President E. Toby Boyd at ctaelections@cta.org.
4/11/22
Delegates elected to both local and state delegate positions must notify CTA Elections (via email to RA@cta.org) of the position selected. (Delegates may not hold both positions.)
4/18/22
CTA Elections to notify local chapters of names of successor state delegates if an elected state delegate chooses to go as a local delegate.
6/1/22
Deadline for filing an appeal of the CTA Board of Directors decision on a challenge with the NEA Credentials Committee regarding alleged violations of election requirements.
Duties of RA State Delegates:
Each delegate will be expected to register as an official delegate to the RA with both the California delegation and NEA.
Each delegate will be expected to attend all caucuses of the California delegation. Delegates must be registered with the California delegation to participate in the caucus.
Each delegate shall attend all business meetings of the RA.
Each delegate is strongly encouraged to attend NEA budget committee hearings, resolutions committee hearings, bylaw committee hearings, speeches by prominent national figures, etc.
Each delegate should take into consideration CTA State Council and caucus policy when voting.
Each delegate is encouraged to participate fully in all activities of the California delegation.
IT IS MANDATORY THAT THE January 28, March 16, April 8, April 11, and April 18 TIMELINES BE FOLLOWED.
CONGRATULATIONS TO Jenny Lipson (Secretary), Shelly Ehrke (Middle School) and Erin Haendel (Elementary) on their election to the SMMCTA Executive Board for the 2021 - 2023 term.
Download the certified election results from Simply Voting here.
Download the certified election results from Simply Voting here.
Nominations for the Executive Board Terms that expire in June 2022 will be posted in March 2022.