Governing Board Election Timetable

Revised January 2026

/ / / January 2026 / / /

January 9, 2026

• UAA Office sends the Nominations Committee a special memo identifying Board members who are exiting and those who are eligible for re-election. The memo specifies how many open board seats are to be filled.
• Nominations Committee is given supporting documents such as the official Governing Board Member Responsibilities.
• Nominations Committee is given current UAA membership list to verify membership status of any suggested nominee.

January 12, 2026

• Email notices are sent to all members by the UAA Executive Office regarding the nominations period.

January 26, 2026 @ 12:00pm CDT

• Deadline for informal suggestions (from UAA members) to the Nominations Committee Chair via the Recommendation to the Nominations Committee Form.

  Submit a Recommendation

January 31, 2026

• UAA Office sends informal suggestions to the Nominations Committee Chair.

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February 23, 2026

• The Nominations Committee sends the initial list of nominees to the UAA Executive Office.

February 26, 2026

• UAA Executive Office emails the Initial slate of nominees to all current UAA members. Instructions for additional nominations by petition are included.

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March 5, 2026

• Deadline for nominations by petition to be sent to the UAA Office.

March 6, 2026

• The UAA Executive Office verifies that the petitions have met the requirements for nomination and informs the Nominations Committee of any additions to the ballot.

March 13, 2026

• Online ballot established and voting begins. The UAA Executive Office sends voting instructions to current members via email.

March 27, 2026

• Online voting closes at 5:00pm (CST).

March 31, 2026

• UAA Executive Office informs the Nominations Committee Chair of voting outcomes.
• Nominations Committee Chair informs candidates of election outcomes.

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April 3, 2026

• Election outcomes announced to the UAA Community.

April 30, 2026

• Election outcomes announced by the Nominations Committee Chair at the UAA Annual Business meeting.
• Immediately following the Annual Business Meeting, the new Board meets in formal session. During this meeting, the Nominations Chair announces slate and voting outcomes for Board officers: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. Note: only Board members vote in officer elections.

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May 1, 2026

• The UAA Executive Office shares the outcome of the election with the UAA Community via news alerts.