MTA members who intend to seek election to MTA office at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Delegates or to run for NEA Director or Alternate NEA Director may now request nomination papers.
Annual Meeting elections will take place in May for President, Vice President, four regional Executive Committee seats, 15 District Director seats on the MTA Board, and two Statewide Retired seats on the MTA Board.
Four members of the Retired Members Committee will be elected.
There are also two NEA Director seats and five Alternate NEA Director seats up for election. Online voting instructions will be sent to the membership in March.
Requests for nomination papers for MTA office must be submitted in writing to the office of the Executive Director-Treasurer, MTA, 2 Heritage Drive, 8th Floor, Quincy, MA 02171-2119, or by emailing MTAGovernance@massteacher.org. Although there is no deadline for requesting them, nomination papers for MTA office must be filed with the Executive Director-Treasurer by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2022, regardless of postmark.
Nomination papers for the NEA Director posts may be requested in the same manner but must be filed no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022.
No person may be a candidate for more than one office. Each candidate must specify the office sought, the term of the office, their MTA individual membership ID number (which can be found on the MTA membership card), home and school addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, email addresses and local association affiliation.
All candidates must comply with the nomination and election provisions of the MTA Bylaws and policies, which will be made available to candidates.
President and Vice President∗: The President and Vice President will be elected for two-year terms commencing July 15, 2022. A candidate must be an active MTA member∗∗ or a retired MTA member within the Statewide Retired District. A local affiliate shall not be represented on the MTA Board of Directors by more than one officer (President or Vice President). Nomination papers must be signed by at least 200 members, with no more than 50 from any one local affiliate and no more than 100 from any one electoral district.
Regional Executive Committee members∗: There will be four seats up for election for Regional Executive Committee positions. The seats are for Regions B, D, E, and H and have threeyear terms. A candidate must be an active MTA member∗∗ and must be employed in education within the electoral region in which the candidate seeks office. Nomination papers must be signed by at least 100 active members from the candidate’s region, with no more than 25 from any one local affiliate.
District Directors — MTA Board∗: The terms for the 15 District Director seats will be for three years beginning July 1, 2022. The open districts are 10B, 33C, 36C, 41C, 29D, 39E, 40E, 12F, 13F, 16G, 17G, 20G, 45H, 48H, and 49H. Each candidate must be an active MTA member∗∗ and must be employed in education within the electoral district in which the candidate seeks office. Nomination papers must be signed by at least 50 active members from the candidate’s district.
Statewide Retired District Directors∗: There will be two Statewide Retired District Director seats up for election on the Board. The terms last for three years. Any retired member may be a candidate by submitting a self-nomination letter to the office of the Executive Director-Treasurer by 5 p.m. on March 4.
NEA Directors and Alternate NEA Directors∗: Two NEA Director seats will be filled by a vote of the active members in March and April, in tandem with NEA statewide and regional delegate elections. These members serve on the NEA Board of Directors and concurrently on the MTA Board. The term is three years, beginning Sept. 1, 2022, and expiring Aug. 31, 2025, in accordance with the NEA’s fiscal year. Vacancies for five Alternate NEA Director seats will also be filled. Each candidate must be an active NEA member∗∗, as determined by the NEA Constitution and Bylaws, for at least two years immediately preceding the election. Nomination papers must be signed by at least 200 active members, with no more than 50 from any one local affiliate and no more than 100 from any one electoral district. The policy on eligibility and procedure for the direct election of NEA Directors and Alternate NEA Directors is available upon request.
For information on nominations and elections, please contact John Connelly of the MTA Division of Governance and Administration by calling 617.878.8305, emailing jconnelly@massteacher.org or faxing inquiries to 617.570.4908.
∗In accordance with Article IX, Section 2B of the MTA Bylaws, all members of the Board of Directors (including officers; Regional, Statewide Retired and At-Large Executive Committee members; District, Statewide, and At-Large Directors; and NEA Directors) will be delegates to the MTA Annual Meeting of Delegates. Election as delegates will occur simultaneous to, and by virtue of, election to the offices as indicated.
∗∗RIF’d members and members who have been granted leaves of absence by their employers may be considered active members employed in education.
TIMELINE
NOMINATION DEADLINE — DECEMBER 30
Candidate Recommendation Committee
- Congressional Districts 1 and 3
NOMINATION DEADLINE — JANUARY 14
MTA Annual Meeting of Delegates
- Regional Ethnic Minority Delegates
- Statewide Retired District Delegates
NEA RA (Representative Assembly)
- Statewide, Regional and Retired Delegates
NEA Directors and Alternate NEA Directors
AMENDMENT DEADLINE — JANUARY 14
Filing Deadline for Proposed Bylaw and Resolutions Amendments Initial Deadline for Proposed Amendments to Standing Rules
NOMINATION DEADLINE — MARCH 4
MTA President
MTA Vice President
Executive Committee
- Regions B, D, E, and H
Board of Directors
- 10B, 33C, 36C, 41C, 29D, 39E, 40E, 12F, 13F, 16G, 17G, 20G, 45H, 48H, and 49H
Statewide Retired District Directors
Retired Members Committee
NOMINATION DEADLINE — APRIL 8
NEA RA Student Delegates
