Voting and Elections

In This Section



Notes from the Backpack Podcast

Join PTA For Your Child


Here for the Kids

Voting



Who Can Vote?

Member of the Voting Body Selection

To vote on convention business, registered attendees must be a member of the voting body of the annual meeting as defined in Article XII, Section 2B of the National PTA bylaws. If an individual is not a member of National PTA Governance as defined in that section of the bylaws, the individual must fully complete convention registration (including full payment) for the National PTA Convention by midnight (EDT), May 31, 2023, in order to be considered for state PTA delegate status, which is determined by state PTAs.

When Does Balloting Begin?

Virtual Ballot

The virtual ballot will go live following the conclusion of General Meeting 1 on June 15, 2023, and all members of the voting body as previously defined will receive the ballot link via email at the address the voter provided. Voting will remain open for 24 hours. One or more rounds of run-off elections are probable, and members of the voting body will receive notifications about the timing for run-off ballots and ballot links via email. An email from National PTA will let voters know when all balloting is complete. If a run-off is required, a run-off election will occur, and the members of the voting body will be notified via email of the time for the polling to be conducted. Results for all balloting—bylaws, resolutions, proposed dues rate and elections—will be announced on June 24 during General Meeting 5.

Annual Meeting Business

In addition to National PTA elections, members of the voting body will have the opportunity to vote on proposed resolutions, resolutions to rescind, proposed bylaws amendments and the proposed new dues rate. Due to the limitations of conducting business with hundreds of members of the voting body in a virtual setting, there will not be debate nor amendments during the virtual convention. Instead, input, feedback and voting will be handled as outlined below:

  • From March 21 through April 10, members who wish to comment on the proposed bylaws amendments, the proposed resolutions, resolutions to rescind or the proposed new dues rate may do so by using the surveys linked below. Receipt of each comment will be acknowledged with a confirmation page upon completion of the survey.
  • The comment period will close at 5:00 p.m. EDT, April 10. All comments on the proposed bylaws amendments will be shared with National PTA’s Governance Committee. All comments on the proposed resolutions and resolutions to rescind will be shared with National PTA’s Resolutions Sub-Committee. All comments on the proposed new dues rate will be shared with National PTA’s Officers.
  • The volunteer leaders will review and consider every comment and may use those comments to recommend amendments to National PTA’s Board of Directors. There is no guarantee that every comment will be submitted to the Board of Directors.
  • The Board of Directors must approve any changes to the proposed resolutions, resolutions to rescind, proposed bylaws amendments and proposed new dues rate.
  • The final version of the proposed resolutions, resolutions to rescind, the proposed bylaws amendments and the proposed new dues rate will be posted on this webpage on May 1. After this date, the proposed resolutions, resolutions to rescind, proposed bylaws amendments and the proposed new dues rate cannot be changed.
  • Registered Convention delegates who are credentialed to vote will have the opportunity to vote “For” or “Against” each proposed bylaws amendment, each proposed resolution, the resolutions to rescind and the proposed new dues rate via electronic vote, which will open on June 15 and remain open for 24 hours.
  • Members of the voting body will vote over a 24-hour period starting at 4:30PM Eastern on June 15 and, if needed, runoff elections will be conducted starting on June 20. See the Voting at National PTA Convention video on this page for more details and timeline information. Voting results will be announced June 24 during the virtual Convention.


Bylaws

Bylaws govern an organization’s operations and contain the basic rules relating principally to itself as an association.

The National PTA bylaws outline the basic purpose of PTA, list basic policies of National PTA and provide a structure for how the PTA is set up. The bylaws also provide information on National PTA committee structure, the annual convention and amendment process. You can learn more about the National PTA bylaws at PTA.org/Bylaws.

Please carefully review each of the proposed bylaws amendments listed below. In your review, please refer to the current National PTA Bylaws which were adopted November 2022.

Please provide comments, questions and/or suggested changes in the Proposed Bylaws Amendments Survey (survey closed as of 5:00 p.m. EDT, April 10).



Resolutions

National PTA resolutions are official documents outlining the opinion, will or intent of the association to address national problems, situations or concerns that affect children and require national action to seek resolution. You can learn more about National PTA Resolutions at PTA.org/Resolutions.

Please review each of the proposed resolutions listed below and provide comments and suggested changes in the Proposed Resolutions Survey (survey closed as of 5:00 p.m. EDT, April 10).

Resolutions to Rescind


Based on the seven-year rule criteria, the following 37 resolutions have been identified to rescind.

Resolutions Identified to Rescind


Proposed New Dues Rate

Please review the proposed new dues rate motion below and provide comments and suggested changes in the Proposed New Dues Rate Survey (survey closed as of 5:00 p.m. EDT, April 10).

2023 Convention - Dues Rate Motion and Rationale

For more information, visit our Proposed Dues Rate webpage.



Questions?

For any questions on the ...




Elections

Members of the voting body will elect four officers, six Elected Directors At-Large and two members to the Nominating and Leadership Recruitment Committee (NLRC) for three-year terms (2023-2026).

The Nominating and Leadership Recruitment Committee (NLRC) announced slated candidates in February. National PTA Bylaws allow individuals to self-nominate for these positions. Consistent with the Elections Policy, as outlined in the Governance Policy Manual, individuals wishing to self-nominate must have been considered by the NLRC through the Letter of Interest. Self-nominated candidates will be announced in April.

Candidates

National PTA is pleased to announce the final list of nominees (both slated and self-nominated) for election. We thank every volunteer leader for their willingness to serve.

The positions below are uncontested:

Vice President Advocacy 

Rose Acerra (Slated)

Nominating and Leadership Recruitment Committee

Erik Champy (Slated)

Kim Henderson (Slated)

 

NLRC Slated Candidates

The 2023 Slate of Candidates are selected based on their competencies as demonstrated in their Letter of Interest application, interview and reference feedback. The NLRC developed Competencies and Criteria for slated candidates based on a needs assessment and leadership feedback.

2023 Slated Officer Candidates (2023-2026 Term)
  • Dr. William Potts-Datema (MO) - President-Elect
  • Shaton Berry (MI) - Secretary-Treasurer
  • Rose Acerra (NJ) - VP of Advocacy
  • Charles Scott (TN) - VP of Membership
2023 Slated Elected Directors At-Large Candidates (2023-2026 Term)
  • Fidelia Sturdivant (NJ)
  • Sergio Chavez (AZ)
  • Angi Gonzales Carver (NM)
  • Rachel Burke (IN)
  • Stephen Rudy (ID)
  • Dana Platin (NY)
2023 Slated NLRC Candidates (2023-2026 Term)
  • Kim Henderson (TN)
  • Erik Champy (MA)