Let's Talk Nominating Committees...

The Nominating Committee is incredibly important to every PTA - think of them like the major league recruiters for your PTA!

Officially, the Nominating Committee works to find and recommend qualified nominees for the elected offices of the PTA - which means the committee has a tremendous influence on the future of the PTA and its elected members should be knowledgeable about PTA, and should also reflect the entire community the PTA serves. 

Did You Know?

• The Nominating Committee is one of the only committees that isn't appointed by the president - instead, the committee is elected by the association at least two months prior to the election meeting, and the number of members on the committee (including alternates) is articulated in the unit bylaws (Check Article V, folks!). 
  
  
• The President does not serve ex-officio to the committee, and any member elected to the committee can only serve one year at a time - no serving two years in a row on this committee!
  
  
• Confidentiality matters! In fact, the committee meetings, discussions, and activity are all confidential! The only communication the association will receive from the committee regarding its choices will be the Report of the Nominating Committee, which must be distributed to the membership 28 days prior to the election.   
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Keep Your Eyes on the Calendar!

Not only does the Nominating Committee need to be elected two months before the election meeting so that they have time to work, the election meeting needs to be scheduled before the second week of April, in order to ensure that the president-elect is able to attend Convention, per your bylaws. This means the nominating committee should be elected in January or February. 

Downloads to Help You!

23rd District Nominating Committee Guide

Report of the Nominating Committee

Nominating Committee Checklist

Script for Conducting Elections

​You can also find more information courtesy of California State PTA! Just click the link to find out more information.