Elections

CEA is a democratic organization. CEA members play an important role in determining the direction and focus of the Association through several elected governing bodies - from CEA officers to county directors to delegates to the CEA and NEA Representative Assemblies. This area provides information and procedures about elections to these governing bodies.

NEA State Delegate Nominations

Nominations are now open for the 2013 election for state delegate positions to the NEA Representative Assembly (NEA RA). Click here for more information and to print a nomination form. All nomination forms must be returned by certified mail, return-receipt requested and postmarked no later than Saturday, December 1.

Nomination Information for 2013 Elections

Nomination information about open county director seats on the CEA Board of Directors, as well as one NEA Director seat, retired delegate positions for the CEA Representative Assembly, and state delegates for the NEA RA are available in this section.

All nomination forms must be postmarked no later than December 1.

County Director Form

December 1 is the deadline for members who are interested in serving on the CEA Board of Directors. By December 1 members have to submit a nomination form to become a candidate for one of seven open county director seats. To secure a form, please e-mail or call Michelle Tine, 860-525-5641 or 1-800-842-4316.

NEA Director/NEA Director Alternate Form

December is also the deadline for members who are interested in serving as NEA Director. By December 1 members have to submit a nomination form to become a candidate. To obtain a form, please e-mail or call Michelle Tine, 860-525-5641 or 1-800-842-4316.

Once nominees are certified as candidates by the CEA Elections Committee, here’s how elections for these positions/offices will be held:

• State NEA delegate election ballots will be printed in the February/March issue of the CEA Advisor.
• CEA Retired delegate elections for the CEA Representative Assembly (RA) will be conducted by first-class mail to all CEA Retired members (February 15).
• Ballots for contested county director elections will be mailed to all eligible members within the county where there is an election. (March 2013)
• Elections for NEA Director seat will be held at the CEA RA. (May 2013)

NEA Representative Assembly County Cluster Nomination Forms

Nomination forms and information about nomination procedures concerning County Cluster delegates can be downloaded and printed from this section when available in late February. NEA requires local affiliates to have at least 76 members to be eligible to send one delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly. To give local affiliates with less than 75 members the opportunity to be represented by a delegate(s), NEA allows state affiliates to organize "clusters." CEA's clusters are organized by counties that have local affiliates with less than 75 members.