IEA Elections
IEA Board of Directors Election – May 2025
Ten seats on the Idaho Education Association Board of Directors will be on the May election ballot for 2025 election cycle. They are seats representing:
- NEA Director
- At-Large
- Retired
- Aspiring Educator
- Region 1 (Coeur d’Alene area)
- Region 3 (Payette/McCall/Middleton areas)
- Region 5 (Pocatello area)
- Region 7 – 2 seats (Boise area)
- Region 8 (Nampa/Caldwell/Mountain Home area)
- Region 9 (West Ada)
The timeline for IEA elections can be seen below as well.
IEA Officer Elections Forms & Downloads
2024-2025 Election Timeline
December 9, 2024
- Nominations open for state RA delegates and IEA Board of Directors seats
- RA resumes of candidates, RA tentative zones, and RA election timeline sent to all LUPs, region presidents, IEA BOD and region directors via email
- Electronic resumes of candidates posted to IEA website for online submission
- IEA nomination form, exhibit K, board roles and responsibilities, and board code of ethics sent to all LUPs, region presidents, IEA BOD and region directors via email (re: IEA Board of Directors seats)
- Election timeline and candidate nomination form posted on IEA website
- Email sent to members with candidate nomination form and election timeline
December 2024
- Nomination and election notice in IEA communication mailed to all members
- Notice to include: information about electronic voting procedures and to visit the IEA website for more information
- Reminder to LUPs to verify their members’ email addresses on file with their region offices
January 6, 2025
- RA resume of candidate deadline reminder emailed to all LUPs, region presidents, IEA BOD and region directors
January 24, 2025
- Deadline for submission of state RA resume of candidate forms
- Forms must be sent to IEA president. Forms must be hand delivered, electronically received or a hard copy received by this date
January 31, 2025
- Deadline for submission of constitution and bylaw amendments to the IEA Board of Directors for review
February 1, 2025
- IEA Board of Directors will review and approve RA candidate list and finalized RA zones based on January 15 membership numbers
- IEA Board of Directors will review and approve the finalized RA
February 3, 2025
- IEA Board of Directors and statewide position candidate nomination forms reminder emailed to all LUPs, region presidents, IEA BOD, region directors
- Deadline for IEA board of directors and statewide position candidate nomination forms. Forms must be sent to IEA president. Forms must be hand delivered, electronically received, or a hard copy received by this date
February 12, 2025
- Deadline: Voting credentials for state RA delegates sent to all eligible members’ email addresses
February 18, 2025
- Deadline: All local delegates for Delegate Assembly are due to the IEA Headquarters Office. Delegate lists are to be submitted online at www.idahoea.org/delegates
February 20, 2025
- Deadline: 5 p.m. MDT electronic balloting for state RA delegates closes
February 21, 2025
- RA ballots counted and candidates notified of results; results announced again at Delegate Assembly
- RA delegates encouraged to begin raising money for NEAFCPE
April 4-5, 2025
- Delegate Assembly
April 14, 2025
- Elections GOTV postcard mailed to all voting members
April 23, 2025
- Deadline: Voting credentials for open seats and constitution amendments emailed to eligible members
May 1, 2025
- Deadline: 5 p.m. MST electronic balloting closes
May 2, 2025
- Ballots counted and all candidates notified of results