Leadership Nominations & Elections

NAGC relies on the knowledge and dedication of members like you to advance the field and create a better future for gifted children. Regardless of how you came to the field or your role in it, there is a place for you to share your unique insights and expertise.

Nominations

Each year, NAGC accepts nominations for open positions in the Board of Directors and Network leadership. The open positions vary each year.

NAGC values its members' diverse talents, expertise, and contributions. Per policy, members of the Board of Directors may not simultaneously serve in another leadership position within the association (e.g., Committee member, Network chair, etc.) during their term. If someone is elected to the Board of Directors while already serving in another NAGC position, they must resign from the previous position before assuming the newly elected role.

To maximize participation opportunities and give more people a chance to get involved, NAGC members are urged to run for only one elected position in the association at a time each election cycle. If a member is elected to serve as a Network chair while already serving in another leadership position, it is recommended they step down from their current role before starting the new one to keep things running smoothly. 

Election

One of the benefits of NAGC Premier and Lifetime membership is electing future leaders of NAGC!  All eligible member will receive an email with instructions and a link to their ballot. Candidate information will be posted here and available on the ballot.

Process: Ranked Choice Voting System

To ensure that the candidates with the broadest support serve, NAGC is implementing a ranked choice voting system that allows voters to rank their candidates by preference on their ballots. The ranked choice system will be used for positions with three or more candidates. This year, the ranked system will be used for two Board of Directors races: At-Large Member positions and State Representative.

Here’s how the voting process works:

1. Voters rank all the candidates for a given office by preference on their ballots.

2. In the first round of tabulation, all ballots are counted for first-preference votes. If a candidate receives enough first-preference votes to cross the required threshold to win, they will be declared the winner:

   • (a) For a one-winner election, the threshold needed is 50% plus one.

   • (b) For a two-winner election, the threshold needed is 33.4%.

3. If, on the other hand, no candidate receives enough first-preference votes to reach the required threshold, the candidate with the fewest first-preference votes is eliminated.

4. All first-preference votes for the eliminated candidate are removed, lifting the second-preference votes indicated on those ballots. These second-preference votes are then distributed to the remaining candidates.

5. A new tally is conducted with the redistributed votes to determine whether any of the remaining candidates have received enough votes to reach the required threshold.

6. The process is repeated until the number of candidates reaching the threshold is equal to the number of seats to fill and they are declared the winners.

The above was adapted from Ballotopedia.org

The order in which the candidates are displayed on the NAGC ballot rotates each time the ballot is accessed.

It's very important that you take the time to vote. When you vote, you determine the direction of your Association and the Networks in which you are a member.

If you have not received your ballot, check your spam and promotion folders. Should you not find the email there, contact us at nagc@nagc.org.