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APA's Election Cycle Shortened

Published Online:19 Aug 2011https://doi.org/10.1176/pn.46.16.psychnews_46_16_4_2

Beginning with the 2012 election, APA's election cycle will be shorter than in past years: the cycle will start in November, rather than September, and end in January, rather than February. The Elections Committee urges members to vote online, but members who do not have a valid e-mail address on file with APA will receive a paper ballot.

  • Deadline for member petitions for referenda: October 15

  • Slate of candidates announced: November 1

  • Deadline for petition candidates: November 15

  • Online voting begins; paper ballots mailed first class: January 3

  • Deadline for ballot requests: January 24

  • Deadline for online voting and receipt of paper ballots: January 31 at 5 p.m. (ET)

The following positions on the Board of Trustees are open for nomination consideration for the 2012 election. Please submit nominations to .

  • President-Elect

  • Treasurer

  • Trustee-at-Large

  • Early Career Psychiatrist Trustee-at-Large

  • Area 1 Trustee

  • Area 4 Trustee

  • Area 7 Trustee

  • Member-in-Training Trustee-Elect

Letters of recommendation can be forwarded to , c/o Nominating Committee Chair, or sent via regular mail to 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825, Arlington, Va. 22209. Nominees must be active APA members (medical student members and international members not eligible) and have a valid e-mail address on file with APA.

For more information on the nomination and elections process, visit APA's Elections Overview site at <www.psych.org/Resources/Governance/Elections/Elections-Overview.aspx>. Please forward questions and comments to .