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This year, seven of the board’s 13 seats are up for election.Â
In addition to candidates for the board of directors, the ballot also will include candidates for two seats on IRE’s Contest Committee (one-year term), which judges the IRE Awards. Those interested in judging will apply using the same procedure as IRE Board candidates and will be selected on the same ballot. Contest Committee candidates’ information will also be available on the IRE website, but they do not participate in the board candidates forum.
The Board serves as the governing body of IRE and meets several times a year to discuss and vote on IRE business. It meets twice in person, at the annual IRE Conference and at an annual board retreat, and it also holds quarterly virtual meetings.
Board members also serve on committees and task forces made up of board members and appointed non-board IRE members.
The seats are for two-year terms, and incumbents may seek re-election to the board as many times as they want.
A board position is unpaid, and board members and their news organizations are expected to pay all, or a substantial amount, of travel expenses to in-person board meetings. If a news organization is unable to pay travel expenses, and it would be a hardship for the board member to take on the costs personally, IRE can provide financial assistance. (See below in the FAQ section for the Board's full policy on travel expenses.)
Candidates must be IRE members in the professional, academic or retired class.
Board members are expected to help raise funds and contribute financial or other resources to the organization.
To learn more about serving on the IRE Board, watch this Zoom Meeting recording of a Q&A session about running for the board.
Seven of the board’s 13 seats are up for election
The submitted materials listed below were required of all candidates and are posted on the IRE website. Email all material to elections@ire.org.
Membership requirements of candidates and nominators: All candidates and nominators must have a current membership through July 1, 2024.
See the above calendar for deadlines on candidate filing, posting candidate profiles online and voting. Please note that contest committee appointments are one-year terms.Â
Contest Committee candidates submitted a photo and short bio. Nominations are not required to run for the Contest Committee. Email elections@ire.org.
Contest Committee candidates’ information is posted on the IRE website, but they will not participate in the forum for board candidates.
Contest Committee members cannot enter their own work or the work they edit in IRE contests.
Voting privileges are granted to the professional (including international), academic, student and retiree membership categories. Associate members do not have voting privileges. Your membership must be current through July 1 of the election year. Electronic ballots will be sent to the primary email as listed in your membership profile.
Voting will begin June 4.
Voting ends on June 22 at 6 p.m. (Pacific).
Each candidate's profile will be posted to IRE's website within three days of receiving the candidate's materials. Since the filing deadline is May 7, all materials will be posted no later than May 10.
At the conference, there will be an in-person meet-and-greet session on Thursday, June 20. Check the conference schedule for the time and location. It will start with each candidate giving a speech of 2-3 minutes, followed by an informal gathering where members can visit with the candidates, ask questions and chat.
No. Nominators no longer will speak at the conference. They only are required to submit a statement to be published with the candidate’s information online. Only the candidates will speak at the meet-and-greet session at the conference.
Voting is open to members whose membership is current through July 1, 2024, and whose member type is Professional, Academic, Student or Retiree. Associate members do not have voting privileges.
Ballots will be sent to the primary email listed in your membership profile. For information on the email address on file, you can log into your member profile at www.ire.org, email ballots@ire.org or call 573-882-2042.
Current members will receive their ballot at their primary email address on file with IRE. For information on the email address on file, you can log into your member profile at www.ire.org, email ballots@ire.org or call 573-882-2042.
Please send an email to ballots@ire.org.
Please send an email to ballots@ire.org.
​Starting June 4, new or returning members (Professional, Academic, ​Student ​or Retiree) will receive a ballot on the Tuesday following processing of the membership. Ballots will be sent out every Tuesday of the voting period: June 4, June 11 and June 18. If you do not receive your ballot, please email ballots@ire.org.
Beginning June 20 until noon June 22, new or renewing members (Professional, Academic, Student or Retiree) will receive a ballot the day they join or renew. If you do not receive your ballot, please email ballots@ire.org.
Any new member or renewal applications must be submitted for processing by noon Pacific on Saturday, June 22, to be eligible for voting.
Once you click the submit button on your ballot, you are asked to verify that your choices are correct. Then, you will receive a voting receipt.
Ballot receipts are sent to the primary email as listed in your membership file.
No, all voting must be done electronically. Ballots will be sent to the primary email as listed in your membership profile.
You can only vote once; votes cannot be resubmitted or changed.
Winners will be announced after the IRE annual membership meeting Saturday, June 24. Results will be posted online and via social media later that evening.
A meeting of the new board to elect officers will take place after the membership meeting. The board elects the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and at-large officer. Results will be posted online and via social media after the meeting.
Unfortunately, it’s too late. Reminders will be sent to the primary email listed on your membership file. IRE is not responsible for undeliverable or bad email addresses.
In 2024, the IRE Board approved a new policy regarding travel expenses to board meetings. The policy does not change the longstanding rule that board members and their news organizations are expected to pay all, or a substantial amount, of travel expenses to board meetings. But the policy outlines how IRE may support board members who need assistance to travel to mandatory in-person meetings. Under the policy, a board member must first request financial support from their employer. If there are costs that are not covered, and it would be a hardship for the board member to take on the costs personally, the board member may submit a request for assistance to IRE's executive director. If there is funding available, the executive director can facilitate the support.
Yes! The voting platform is a web-based system.Â
The rules state the board will hold a meeting to confirm the candidates who filed by the deadline and those candidates will be elected by acclamation. Staff will notify the membership via email about the remaining open seats. Candidates will have one week to file and submit the necessary materials. Candidates’ materials will be posted on the IRE website as soon as possible but no later than a specified date. The election will then follow the same schedule as outlined for the original election.Â
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