Thinking about submitting your name (or that of a colleague) as a potential candidate for a NAPNAP office? We hope you will find everything here that you need to know about NAPNAP elections, including instructions for completing a nomination for review by the NAPNAP Nominations Committee. Elections are held in the spring each year. Interested candidates must be identified for NAPNAP's annual election no later than September 30 each year.

In 2008, for the first time, elections were conducted by electronic ballot. The Nominations Committee prepares a list of nominees for all positions where the term of that position will begin on the first day of July of that year. Select Officers, NAPNAP's Clinical Practice Chair (who serves a two (2) year term), and Communications Chair (who serves a two (2) year term), are elected in odd numbered years). NAPNAP's Chapters' Coordinator (who serves a two (2) year term) and Professional Issues Chair (who serves a two (2) year term) are elected in even numbered years. One member of the Nominations Committee is elected annually and serves a two (2) year term.

Ballots bearing all nominations for office, statements of goals and biographies of nominees, and instructions for voting are sent to all eligible voting members. To be counted, a ballot must be received at the National Office on or before the date specified on the ballot. An independent organization appointed by the Executive Board counts the eligible ballots, certifies the count, and notifies the President, Nominations Committee Chair, and the Executive Director of the results of the election. The President then notifies all candidates of the election outcome.

The candidate receiving the highest number of votes for a particular office is declared elected. In the case of a tie vote, the election is decided by secret ballot of the Executive Board. NAPNAP keeps all ballots for at least (30) days following an election Newly elected Officers, Executive Board members and Nominations Committee members, assume their office on July first (1st) of each year.