{"id":41763,"date":"2016-11-28T13:40:24","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T12:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.polyas.de\/ct_content_page_2\/checklist-5"},"modified":"2024-04-29T19:29:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T17:29:16","slug":"checklist-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/associations\/board-elections\/checklist","title":{"rendered":"Checklist: Board of Directors Elections in Associations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-2h0g7x4-de4ae1467e542757120a2c90fb2718d7 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1aizrzs-8a25428e6816fa11fb17983d23994a47\">\n.avia-image-container.av-1aizrzs-8a25428e6816fa11fb17983d23994a47 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-1aizrzs-8a25428e6816fa11fb17983d23994a47 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-1aizrzs-8a25428e6816fa11fb17983d23994a47 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Associations_board_elections_12_Tips.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltsofnzg-e00b2b2a0be9be2e3c09c71bd36eb6b0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Checklist: Board of Directors Elections in Associations<\/h1>\n<p>Board of directors elections in associations are conducted in a similar way throughout North America, although&nbsp;the process or the voting system may vary slightly depending on the association&#8217;s size. In any case,&nbsp;election planning processes&nbsp;for election&nbsp;officers are&nbsp;generally the same across the board. Use our practical checklist as a guide to&nbsp;the most important points in a board of directors election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltymfqmc-a7e66dfd12d3c3a0f73a2f3629a0358f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Board of directors elections &#8211; how do they work?<\/h2>\n<p>(1) &nbsp;Firstly, the current&nbsp;board appoints a committee to conduct&nbsp;the next board of directors election. In smaller associations,&nbsp;one person &#8211; called an election officer &#8211;&nbsp;is primarily in charge of the election process. By&nbsp;contrast, in&nbsp;larger associations an&nbsp;election or nominations&nbsp;committee consisting&nbsp;of&nbsp;several people will&nbsp;conduct&nbsp;the election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(2) &nbsp;The election officer will now&nbsp;check&nbsp;which people&nbsp;are allowed to vote and to be elected according to the bylaws. This is&nbsp;followed by creating the electoral roll so that&nbsp;voters can be notified about the date of the election as soon as possible. The electoral roll includes not only the names of the association&#8217;s&nbsp;members but also their addresses and contact details.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(3) Members can nominate candidates if the bylaws allow it. The electoral&nbsp;system used in the election is also written in the <a href=\"\/associations\/board-elections\/bylaws\">bylaws<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(4) Next, the ballot&nbsp;needs to be created in&nbsp;accordance&nbsp;with&nbsp;legal rules.&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/associations\/board-elections\/ballot-paper-templates\"><strong>Find free&nbsp;ballot templates for your board of directors elections here!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(5)&nbsp;After the election, work isn&#8217;t done until&nbsp;the ballots have been&nbsp;counted (and if necessary counted in accordance with <a href=\"\/election-administration\/vote-count-proportional-representation\">proportional representation<\/a>). In addition, the election officer has to document all steps in the election process in detail so that association members can gain an insight into the process if they desire it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltymg7xp-b78053bb5458bc6df78350d079a20a72 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Download the checklist for your board of directors election<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve summarized the most important points about&nbsp;board of directors elections in a handy checklist. This is&nbsp;how you, as an election officer, can&nbsp;always stay on top of&nbsp;your association\u2019s election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The checklist for&nbsp;board of directors elections is free to&nbsp;download.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/Checkliste_Board_of_Directors_Association.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Checklist board of directors election in associations (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ltzjiloq-ca07d89252e665da6549c35602240f27\">\n.av_promobox.av-ltzjiloq-ca07d89252e665da6549c35602240f27{\ncolor:#000000;\nbackground:#e8f8f8;\nborder-color:#ededed;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av_promobox av-ltzjiloq-ca07d89252e665da6549c35602240f27 avia-button-no'><div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-46677 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bildschirmfoto-2024-03-20-um-09.15.04-80x80.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bildschirmfoto-2024-03-20-um-09.15.04-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bildschirmfoto-2024-03-20-um-09.15.04-36x36.png 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>POLYAS Tip:&nbsp;<\/strong>The checklist highlights&nbsp;how work-intensive a board of directors election can be. Voting online saves huge amounts of time and effort. Easily manage your electoral roll&nbsp;digitally and&nbsp;get election&nbsp;results with the click of a button. Online voting makes it all possible!<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/request-demo\">Contact our election experts and get advice about your online&nbsp;association election!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n       <section  class='av_textblock_section av-wz0wl4-34aab32a2d0f1ae4906b93362ed1f18e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>The digital electoral roll in the board of directors election <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Check if your electoral roll&nbsp;is up-to-date and if you have all necessary contact details to&nbsp;effectively&nbsp;communicate with voters. This&nbsp;is how you&#8217;ll&nbsp;ensure that all the data in your electoral roll&nbsp;is ready to use before the date of the next election is made public. Ideally, you should&nbsp;share and publish voter information and poll cards through&nbsp;digital communication channels. By going digital, you&#8217;ll&nbsp;save a huge amount in&nbsp;printing and postage costs and be able to communicate quickly and effectively with&nbsp;your voters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/increase-voter-turnout\">Read interesting tips about how to increase your voter turnout!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div> <div  class='flex_column av-1nz9rg8-75c54a224fb808df4d271da46d3d88ea av_one_third  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lu9i2vcx-f98b442447e01de64a594721f37db094\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-lu9i2vcx-f98b442447e01de64a594721f37db094{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-lu9i2vcx-f98b442447e01de64a594721f37db094 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltym5gx4-4b5d2bf9f8cb84828b4c30d830082a87 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock cnt2_sidemenu1'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><strong>Topics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/associations\/board-elections\">Board of Directors Elections in Associations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/associations\/board-elections\/election-process\">Board of Directors Election Process in Associations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/associations\/board-elections\/online\">Online Board of Directors Elections in Associations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/associations\/board-elections\/faq\">Associations: FAQs for Board of Directors Elections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/associations\/board-elections\/ballot-paper-templates\">Free Ballot Paper Templates for Board Elections in Associations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/associations\/board-elections\/bylaws\">Association Bylaws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/associations\/board-elections\/amending-bylaws\">Amending Association Bylaws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/associations\/board-elections\/case-study\">Case Study: Online voting for the Stakeholders of Photonics21<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/associations\/board-elections\/legal-structure\">Legal Structure of Associations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/associations\/board-elections\/electoral-system\">Electoral System for Board Elections in Associations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-13shxaw-70ecde758ef09bd32c279342ccec690e hr-default  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lu9idg7z-bf603fd1ba39051b13a329fc88d83331 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock cnt2_sidemenu2'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><strong>Further information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-administration\">Election Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/increase-voter-turnout\">How to Increase Voter Turnout in your Election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-glossary\">POLYAS Election Glossary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9568],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41763","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-allgemein-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v25.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Checklist: Board of Directors Elections in Associations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Download our practical checklist for board of directors elections in associations as guideline or to freshen up your knowledge. 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