AEA is the largest democratically organized professional association in Alabama and almost every AEA leadership position is elected by the membership. Your vote elects the education professionals who set the agenda for your association and in many cases for your local
schools. The more you get involved and the more you vote, the stronger your professional association will become.
About AEA Board Elections:
Each year, the AEA Policies and Procedures Commission submits the election rules along with the current timeline and open positions to the AEA Board for approval. You can find links to all election information and nomination forms below when available.
AEA has seven districts. Each board district has three directors who sit on the AEA Board. The district directors serve staggered three-year terms, so each year a director from each district is elected. AEA holds elections every year for all open positions on the AEA Board. Also included in these elections are the NEA state delegate positions for each district. These delegates are elected to represent the state at the NEA Representative Assembly. AEA Division elections for ESP, Postsecondary, and Administrator are held concurrently with the AEA regular elections.
In what district am I? Your AEA district and your UniServ district are not the same. There are only seven AEA districts, while there are 29 UniServ districts. You must use your AEA district when running for any board position or for state NEA delegate. Check the AEA Board of Directors district map to determine which district you are located.
If you have any questions about these elections, please contact Courtney Pettway in the AEA Elections Office at 800.392.5839.
*The AEA Delegate Assembly meets annually in December. Approximately 1,000 members – locally elected leaders – come together to debate and adopt resolutions that guide the Association's annual activities. Talk to your local leaders or your UniServ Director about how to become a delegate to participate in the AEA Delegate Assembly.
2025-2026 AEA Election Information
2025-2026 Policies and Procedures AEA Elections/NEA State Delegates
2025-2026 AEA State and Local Association Elections User's Guide
AEA Board of Directors District Map
2025-2026 NEA State Delegate Coin Toss Results
2025-2026 Run-Off Election Results
2025-2026 Run-Off Election Ballot Positions
2025-2026 Regular Election Results
Nomination Forms:
2025-2026 Nomination Packets Memo
2025-2026 AEA Board Nomination Form
2025-2026 Administrator Board Nomination Form
2025-2026 State ESP Board Nomination Form
2025-2026 State ACT Board Nomination Form
2025-2026 Postsecondary Board Nomination Form
2025-2026 ESP NEA Delegate Nomination Form
2025-2026 Active NEA Delegate Nomination Form
Suggested Form for Petition Form
Election Time Schedule:
Nomination materials mailed/nominations open - October 1, 2025
Nomination materials deadline/nominations closed - October 31, 2025
Regular Elections materials mailed to individual members by January 5, 2026
Regular Election deadline - February 20, 2026
Policies and Procedures Commission to certify regular election returns - February 27, 2026
Runoff Election materials will be mailed to individual members by March 13, 2026
Runoff Election deadline - April 22, 2026
Policies and Procedures Commission to certify runoff election returns - April 24, 2026
