Elections for 11 seats on the Idaho Education Association Board of Directors open next Wednesday, April 23.
Individual, secure online ballots will be emailed to every member on the morning of April 23 using the email address IEA has on file for them. Members with cell phone numbers on file with IEA will also receive an SMS message linking them to their ballot. Balloting will remain open until 5 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time, Thursday, May 1.
“Our member-driven, democratic union thrives with strong participation — especially the election of our leaders,” said Layne McInelly, IEA President. “Your participation and engagement can only make us stronger and even more reflective of the priorities you are passionate about.”
All active members may vote in the races for the statewide board seats on the ballot. Those include:
- NEA Director (Idaho’s representative on the National Education Association Board of Directors)
- At-Large
The following regional board seats will also be on the ballot. Only active members in these regions may vote in these elections:
- Region 1 (North Idaho/Coeur d’Alene area)
- Region 3 (Payette/McCall/Middleton areas)
- Region 5 (Southeast Idaho/Pocatello area)
- Region 7 – Members in this region may vote for up to two seats (Boise area)
- Region 8 (Nampa/Caldwell/Mountain Home area)
- Region 9 (West Ada)
Retired members may vote in the elections in the race for the retired seat and aspiring educator members may only vote in the election for the aspiring educator seat.
Only two races have more than one declared candidate, but all races include the option to write in a candidate of the voter’s choice. Here are the contested races with declared candidates:
NEA Director:
- Lindsey Smith (Lewiston EA)
- Alicia Purdy (Vallivue EA)
Region 7 (top two vote-getters win the seats):
- Shelia Dengler-Shaw (Boise EA)
- Cassandra Horner (Boise EA)
- Amber Lee Armstrong (Boise EA)
