MTA members who intend to seek election to MTA office at the 2021 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 16 District Director seats on the MTA Board and the At-Large Director to represent Ethnic Minority Membership.
Four members of the Retired Members Committee will be elected.
There are also two NEA Director seats and three Alternate NEA Director seats up for election. Online voting instructions will be sent to the active membership in March for those elections.
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 5, 2021, 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. 8, 2021.
No person may be a candidate for more than one office. Each candidate must specify the office sought, the term of the office, his or her MTA individual membership ID number (which can be found on the MTA membership card), home and school addresses, telephone numbers, email address 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.
District Directors — MTA Board∗: The terms for the 16 District Director seats will be for three years beginning July 1, 2021. The open districts are 7B, 9B, 10B, 35C, 42C, 14D, 28D, 32D, 30E, 23F, 24F, 25F, 19G, 44H, 46H, and 47H. 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.
At-Large Director for Ethnic Minority Membership∗: The At-Large Director for Ethnic Minority Membership will be elected to a three-year term on the MTA Board. Any active ethnic minority member∗∗ of the MTA is eligible to be a candidate. Nomination papers must be signed by at least 200 active members, no more than 50 of whom may be from any one local affiliate and no more than 100 of whom may be from any one district.
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, 2021, and expiring Aug. 31, 2024, in accordance with the NEA’s fiscal year. Vacancies for three 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 procedures 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 or emailing jconnelly@massteacher.org.
∗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 above-named offices.
∗∗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, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9
NOMINATION DEADLINE — JANUARY 8
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 8
Filing Deadline for Proposed Bylaw Amendments
Initial Deadline for Proposed Amendments to Standing Rules and Resolutions
NOMINATION DEADLINE — MARCH 5
Board of Directors
- Districts 7B, 9B, 10B, 35C, 42C, 14D, 28D, 32D, 30E, 23F, 24F, 25F, 19G, 44H, 46H and 47H
- At-Large Director for Ethnic Minority Membership
Retired Members Committee
NOMINATION DEADLINE — APRIL 9
NEA RA Student Delegates
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