Elections Scheduled for

Elections Scheduled for 2021 Delegate Assembly Twelve positions will be up for election on the NDU Board of Directors in April 2021.

The positions open on the NDU Board of Directors are: Northeast, Northwest, Southwest and Southeast Region; K-12 District (less than 600 students) and K-12 District (more than 600 students); Public Employee; Education Support Professional; Higher Education Support Professional; Higher Education (twoyear institution) and Higher Education (four-year institution); and Ethnic Minority Director. All new board members take office July 15, 2021, and the term is for three years.

Anyone who wishes to be a candidate for these elected positions must file a petition by Feb. 16, 2021, with 50 signatures from active NDU members in good standing. The student and retired positions are elected by their constituencies. However, all positions will be voted on at the NDU 2021 Delegate Assembly, which is scheduled for April 17, 2021, at Bismarck State College. Please contact Ellie Sharbono at ellie.sharbono@ndunited.org to request petitions. Completed petitions, along with a short bio and head shot, must be returned to ND United, 301 N 4th Street, Bismarck, ND 58501, by Feb. 16, 2021.

Election of Delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly

Six state delegate positions are open for the 2021 NEA Representative Assembly (RA), which is currently scheduled for July 2-6, 2021, in Denver. Delegate elections will be held at the NDU Delegate Assembly.

Petitions for the state-paid delegate positions can be found at www. ndunited.org in Forms & Resources under the For Members tab. Members who are running for a delegate position must obtain 50 signatures from active members of NDU. Completed petitions, along with a short bio and head shot, can be mailed to ND United at address above.

Local Association Delegate Elections

Presidents of locals of 76 or more members will receive an email from NEA in late January with the allocated number of delegates for their local for the 2021 NEA Representative Assembly.

Local associations are allocated one delegate for each 150 active and educational support NEA members or major fraction thereof. Locals with fewer than 76 members may cluster to form delegate units.

NDU’s Affirmative Action Plan

NDU’s affirmative action plan commits the association to elect two minority delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly each year. Ethnic minorities may be nominated for state delegate positions in the same manner as outlined above.

Questions? Contact Ellie Sharbono at ellie.sharbono@ndunited.org.