Starting in April, IRE will begin accepting applications for candidates for the IRE Board of Directors and for judges for the IRE Awards. This year, seven of the board’s 13 seats are up for election.
In addition to candidates for the board of directors, the ballot also will include candidates for two seats on IRE’s Contest Committee (one-year term), which judges the IRE Awards. Those interested in judging will apply using the same procedure as IRE Board candidates and will be selected on the same ballot. Contest Committee candidates’ information will also be available on the IRE website, but they do not participate in the board candidates forum.
The board serves as the governing body of IRE and generally meets twice a year in person and several times via Zoom to discuss and vote on IRE business. One of the in-person meetings is at the annual IRE Conference.
Directors serve on committees and task forces made up of board members and appointed non-board IRE members.
The seats are for two-year terms, and incumbents may seek re-election to the board. A board position is unpaid; board members and their news organizations are expected to pay all, or a substantial amount, of travel expenses to in-person board meetings. IRE will provide limited help in cases of need. Candidates must be IRE members in the professional or academic category.
Board members are expected to help raise funds and contribute financial or other resources to the organization.
To learn more about being on the IRE Board, please view the below Q&A from April 13.
Seven of the board’s 13 seats are up for election
The submitted materials will be posted to the IRE website.
The submitted materials will be posted to the IRE website.
Membership requirements of candidates and nominators: All candidates and nominators must have a current membership through July 1, 2022.
See the above calendar for deadlines on candidate filing, posting candidate profiles online and voting. Please note that contest committee appointments are one-year terms.
Contest Committee candidates must submit a photo and short bio. Nominations are not required to run for the Contest Committee. Submit your photo and bio by email: election@ire.org.
Contest Committee candidates’ information will also be available on the IRE website, but they do not participate in the forum for board candidates.
Voting privileges are granted to the professional (including international), academic, student and retiree membership categories. Associate members do not have voting privileges. Your membership must be current through July 1 of the election year. Electronic ballots will be sent to the primary e-mail as listed in your membership profile.
Voting will begin June 7.
Voting ends on June 25 at 6 p.m. (MDT).
Candidate profiles will be posted to IRE's website in the coming weeks.
At the conference, there will be an in-person meet-and-greet session starting at 6:15 p.m. Friday, June 24, at the Gaylord Rockies. It will start with each candidate giving a speech of 2-3 minutes, followed by an informal gathering where members can visit with the candidates, ask questions and chat.
No. Nominators no longer will speak at the conference. They only are required to submit a statement to be published with the candidate’s information online. Only the candidates will speak at the meet-and-greet session at the conference.
Voting is open to members whose membership is current through July 1, 2022, and whose member type is Professional, Academic, Student or Retiree. Associate members do not have voting privileges.
Ballots will be sent to the primary e-mail listed in your membership profile. For information on the email address on file, you can log into your member profile at www.ire.org, email ballots@ire.org or call 573-882-2042.
Current members will receive their ballot at their primary email address on file with IRE. For information on the email address on file, you can log into your member profile at www.ire.org, email ballots@ire.org or call 573-882-2042.
Please send an email to ballots@ire.org.
Please send an email to ballots@ire.org.
Starting June 7, new or returning members (Professional, Academic, Student or Retiree) will receive a ballot on the Tuesday following processing of the membership. Ballots will be sent out every Tuesday of the voting period: June 7, June 14 and June 21. If you do not receive your ballot, please email ballots@ire.org.
Beginning June 22 until noon June 25, new or renewing members (Professional, Academic, Student or Retiree) will receive a ballot the day they join or renew. If you do not receive your ballot, please email ballots@ire.org.
Any new member or renewal applications must be submitted for processing by noon MDT on Saturday, June 25, to be eligible for voting.
Once you click the submit button on your ballot, you are asked to verify that your choices are correct. Then, you will receive a voting receipt.
Ballot receipts are sent to the primary e-mail as listed in your membership file.
No, all voting must be done electronically. Ballots will be sent to the primary e-mail as listed in your membership profile.
You can only vote once; votes cannot be resubmitted or changed.
Winners will be announced after the IRE annual membership meeting Saturday, June 25. Results will be posted online and via social media later that evening.
A meeting of the new board to elect officers will take place within 10 days after the membership meeting. The board elects the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and at-large officer. Results will be posted online and via social media after the meeting.
Unfortunately, it’s too late. Reminders will be sent to the primary e-mail listed on your membership file. IRE is not responsible for undeliverable or bad e-mail addresses.
Yes! The voting platform is a web-based system.
The board will hold a meeting to confirm the candidates who did file by the deadline and those candidates will be elected by acclamation. Staff will notify the membership via email about the remaining open seats. Candidates will have one week to file and submit the necessary materials. Candidates’ materials will be posted on the IRE website as soon as possible but no later than May 20. This election will follow the same schedule as outlined above.
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