I. CANDIDATE NOMINATIONS
A. Nomination
Nominations will open during the February 11, 2026, Representative Council Meeting at 5:30pm PDT via Zoom and close on February 13, 2026 at 5:00pm PDT. To be nominated an Election Nomination Google Form must be submitted by the close of nomination on February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PDT. All nominees must submit a Candidate Nomination Acceptance Google Form to the Election Committee by 5:00pm PDT Monday, February 16, 2026, indicating their acceptance of the nomination.
B. Speeches by Candidates
All Candidates will be allowed to produce their own 2-minute video, which may be recorded and posted to ESEA YouTube upon acceptance of nomination.
C. Procedure for Withdrawal
Any candidate wishing to withdraw from the election contest must do so in writing to the Election Committee, at least one week before the start of balloting.
D. Election Procedures
Election procedures, once approved by the ESEA Board of Directors, will be emailed to all candidates. Copies of election procedures will also be made available at the ESEA office upon request.
E. Notice of Positions for Election
Notice of the positions for which members may be elected will be mailed and emailed to all ESEA members.
F. Election by Acclamation
If the number of candidates for an office equals the number of vacancies for the same office or is fewer than the number of persons to be elected to such office, the candidates shall be declared elected after declarations are verified in accordance with NSEA and NEA Bylaws.
II. VACANCIES
A. Limitations
Candidates will be subject to the following limitations:
1. One (1) ESEA Officer or one (1) ESEA Board of Director Position. Candidates may not stand for election to more than one ESEA Board position.
2. One (1) NSEA Board of Directors position. Candidates may not stand for election to more than one NSEA Board of Directors position.
3. ESEA Board of Director candidates are permitted to stand for election to one (1) NSEA Board of Directors seat.
B. ESEA Officers (3-year term)
The composition and terms of the ESEA officers are stated in Article V, Section 1 of the ESEA Bylaws. The positions open for the current election are located in the attached APPENDIX.
To stand for election to these positions, a member must hold active membership for at least two consecutive (2) years immediately preceding the date of their acceptance of candidacy to qualify for the office of (ESEA Bylaws, Article V, Section 2, Bylaws).
Election as an ESEA Officer includes being elected as a delegate to the NSEA Delegate Assembly. (ESEA Bylaws, Article V, Section 7).
C. ESEA Board of Directors Positions (3-year term)
The composition and terms of the ESEA Board of Directors are stated in Article VI, Section of the ESEA Bylaws. The Board of Directors positions open for the current election are located in the attached APPENDIX.
To stand for election to these positions, a member must hold active membership for at least two (2) years immediately preceding the date of their acceptance of candidacy to qualify for election to the ESEA Board of Directors. (ESEA Bylaws, Article VI, Section 2)
D. NSEA Board of Directors (3-year term)
The composition of the NSEA Board of Directors is stated in Article IV, Section I of the NSEA Bylaws. The positions open for the current election are located in the attached APPENDIX.
In order to be a candidate for these positions, members must be in good standing for (2) years.
E. ESEA Delegates to NSEA Delegate Assembly (Term 2026-2028)
The composition of the Delegate Assembly is based on the membership of each local union affiliate of the NSEA. ESEA is entitled to one (1) Delegate per every seventy (70) members, or major fraction thereof. Delegates elected in 2025 will serve the second year of their term in 2026. All remaining Delegate seats will be filled in the 2026 Election. (NSEA Bylaws Article III, Section 4) (See APPENDIX for list of delegates in their second term)
Members currently sitting on the NSEA State Board of Directors are automatically Delegates to the NSEA Delegate Assembly and their names will not appear on the ballot. (NSEA Bylaws Article III, Section 2)
F. Alternate Delegates to the NSEA Delegate Assembly
1. Alternate Delegates to fill possible vacancies shall be elected at the same time Delegates to the NSEA Delegate Assembly are elected. After the number of Delegate positions for the NSEA Delegate Assembly are filled during the 2026 Election, candidates who were nominated prior to the close of nominations on February 13,2026, 5:00pm PDT will be ranked from the greatest number of votes to the least number of votes. The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes shall be the first (1st) alternate; the candidate receiving the second (2nd) greatest number of votes shall be the second (2nd) alternate, and so forth, until all alternate Delegate Assembly seats are filled.
2. When a Delegate is unable to attend a meeting of the NSEA Delegate Assembly, the first (1st) alternate shall attend, if the first (1st) alternate is unable to attend, the second (2nd) alternate shall attend and so forth until all Delegate Assembly positions are filled for that meeting of the Delegate Assembly.
3. If a Delegate is unable to attend a meeting of the NSEA Delegate Assembly because of circumstances out of the Delegate’s control (as determined by the NSEA Board of Directors) the Delegate may resume service in the term of office to which the Delegate was elected, commencing at the next meeting of the NSEA Delegate Assembly. However, if the Delegate’s failure to attend is not excused by the NSEA Board of Directors, the alternate delegate will serve out the remainder of the delegate’s term.
4. To attend the NSEA Delegate Assembly as an alternate, the individual’s name must appear on that year’s election ballot.
G. NSEA Delegates to NEA Representative Assembly (Term 2026-2028)
NSEA will fund elected State Delegates based on a percentage of membership. NSEA will determine the number of Delegates who will be funded. Delegates will be ranked by highest to lowest votes received for purposes of receiving funding for NEA Representative Assembly attendance. Delegates will be funded for the first (1st) year and second (2nd) year of their two (2) year terms, should funds permit. (See APPENDIX for list of delegates in their second term)
H. ESEA Delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly (Term 2026-2028) The composition of the Representative Assembly is based on the membership of each local union affiliate. The ESEA is entitled to one (1) Delegate per every 150 NEA active members, or major fraction thereof. ESEA will fund the President, Vice-President, and Secretary/Treasurer as delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly. ESEA may fund additional elected local delegates for the 2026 NEA-Representative Assembly term at ESEA’s discretion. All other Delegates who have been duly elected may attend the Representative Assembly on a self-funded basis. The NEA 2026 Representative Assembly will be held in Denver, CO. (See APPENDIX for the list of delegates in their second term)
I. Alternate Delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly
Local Delegates and State Delegates are elected separately and as such, alternates from each delegation shall fill vacancies as follows:
1. Alternate Delegates to fill possible vacancies shall be elected at the same time Delegates are elected. After the number of Delegate positions for NEA Representative Assembly are filled for the 2026 Election, candidates who were nominated prior to the close of nominations on February 13, 2026, 5:00pm PDT will be ranked from the greatest number of votes to the least number of votes. The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes shall be the first (1st) alternate; the candidate receiving the second (2nd) greatest number of votes shall be the second (2nd) alternate, and so forth, until all alternate Delegate seats are filled.
2. When a Delegate is unable to attend a meeting of the NEA Representative Assembly, the first (1st) alternate shall attend, if the first (1st) alternate is unable to attend, the second (2nd) alternate shall attend and so forth until all delegate positions are filled.
3. If the Delegate is unable to attend a meeting of the NEA Representative Assembly because of circumstances beyond the Delegate’s control (as determined by the NEA Credentials Committee) the Delegate may resume service during the term of office to which the delegate was elected, commencing at the next meeting of the NEA Representative Assembly. However, if the Delegate’s failure to attend is not excused by the NSEA Board of Directors, the alternate delegate will serve out the remainder of the delegate’s term.
4. To attend the NEA Representative Assembly as an alternate, your name must appear on that year’s ballot.
5. Delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly for the state and local level will each appear in their own area on the ballot and each category will have its own Alternate Delegate.
J. ESEA Representative to the NSEA Clark County (CC) Together in Politics (TIP) Coordinating Council
NSEA CC-TIP Coordinating Council is a joint organization of ESEA and NEA-SN, in cooperation with NSEA, with the goal of supporting friends of education for elective office. ESEA is entitled to three (3) representatives on the Coordinating TIP Council. The positions open for the current election are located in the attached APPENDIX.
III. ELIGIBILITY
A. To be eligible to vote in the Election, a member must be a dues paying member in good standing on or before the close of the February 11, 2026, Nominations Meeting. All ESEA active full-time and half-time members are eligible to vote, so long as they are dues paying and in good standing.
B. To be an NSEA/ESEA funded Delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly, a candidate must be active in ESEA.
IV. GENERAL CAMPAIGN REQUIREMENTS
Each candidate is responsible for ensuring that all of their campaign workers, supporters or volunteers are aware of and abide by all portions of these 2026 ESEA Election Policies and Procedures.
A. Campaign Revenues and Expenditures
i. Campaign revenues shall be defined as financial contributions and goods and/or services provided in-kind to any candidate for an ESEA Officer position, ESEA Executive Board Member, NSEA Board of Director Member, NSEA Delegate Assembly Member, or NEA Representative Assembly Member by groups and/or individuals within and outside Nevada.
ii. Campaign expenditures shall include costs connected with printing material that directly advances the position of any candidate on issues pertaining to the office or position being sought by the candidate; mailing of said material; social events; expenditures of the official campaign committee (committee members and candidates), including travel, lodging and meals; and giveaways including, but not limited to, buttons; favors and similar items.
iii. No union resources or assets (including but not limited to collected dues money and any portion thereof) whether at the local, state or national levels, shall be used to promote the candidacy of any individual for an ESEA Officer position, ESEA Executive Board Member, NSEA Board of Director Member, NSEA Delegate Assembly Member, or NEA Representative Assembly Member, nor should any union resources or assets be provided to a candidate.
iv. Any candidate for an ESEA Officer Position, ESEA Executive Board Member, NSEA Board of Director Member, NSEA Delegate Assembly Member, or NEA Representative Assembly Member position shall not solicit or accept contributions for their campaign from any employer. Contributions include direct cash or monetary contributions and the contribution of items in kind in support of a person’s candidacy.
B. Campaign Activities
Campaign activities shall include those activities (i.e., speeches, phone calls, receptions, personal visits, press interviews, and radio and TV appearances), which contribute to the candidate's attempt to persuade the voting membership of their merits in the pursuit of the office the candidate seeks. Accordingly, money spent to promote, implement, or publicize any of these activities must be reported as a campaign expenditure. Expenditure reports are due by the second Friday of August.
C. Campaign Materials
Acceptable campaign materials shall include social media, posters, brochures, biographical sketches, position papers, or any objects or printed material bearing the name of the candidate or promoting the candidacy of an individual for an ESEA office. Newspaper advertisements, billboards, radio and/or television interviews, or participation in talk shows, the tapes of which may be disseminated to advance the candidate's campaign, shall also fall into the classification of campaign materials.
No candidate may have his/her materials prepared by union staff or printed by or at the union’s offices. No candidate may use materials generated by or at the Candidate Forums sponsored by ESEA to further their campaign.
No candidate is permitted to use the ESEA logo or brand on any of their campaign materials.
D. Role of Elected Leaders in Candidate Elections Campaign
1. Elected officers, Directors, and/or Executive Board members at local, state and national levels retain their rights as members to participate in the affairs of the organization, including supporting and working on behalf of candidates for office. Campaign activities may not occur during official Association functions and may not involve the expenditure of Association funds from any level local, state or national. Officers, Directors, and/or Executive Board members may not campaign on time that is paid for by the Association or their employer.
2. An ESEA elected officer in his or her official capacity shall not carry any reference of an election for an ESEA office unless the reference is a notice of the elections or a report on an item of business at a meeting of the Association Representative Council, Executive Board, or other official ESEA meetings.
3. Candidates that are committee members, organizers, volunteers and stewards retain their member rights to participate in the affairs of the Association, including supporting and working on behalf of candidates for office. Campaign activities may not occur during official Association functions and may not involve the expenditure of Association funds from any level local, state, or national. Candidates may not campaign on time that is paid for by the Association.
V. ASSOCIATION RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO CANDIDATES NOTE:
While ESEA makes every effort to have the most up-to-date membership address information on record; the candidate understands that the post office may return mail to ESEA’s mailing address and that neither ESEA nor the ESEA Elections Committee bears any responsibility for such returned items.
The established membership list for the Election cycle, including each member’s last known address, will be available for inspection by all candidates at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the election voting period. This membership list is available for inspection by any candidate. Appointments can be scheduled, Monday-Friday between 8 am and 5 pm at the Association’s office.
a. ESEA Election Announcements
i. The ESEA Notice of Election will be emailed and mailed to all members at their last known home address at least twenty-one (21) days before the start of the voting period.
ii. The candidate may submit a photo and 100-word summary of qualifications and a two-minute video to be posted on the ESEA YouTube page.
iii. If a candidate chooses to campaign using flyers, such materials must be submitted to the Election Committee for review and approval via email at [email protected]. Upon approval by the Election Committee, the NSEA shall distribute one (1) campaign flyer per candidate, up to two (2) times per week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
iv. Any candidate requests to have communications mailed to membership will be conducted as requested and described herein.
b. The Association shall comply with all reasonable requests of any candidate to distribute by mail, via a union mail house, campaign literature in aid of that person’s candidacy at the candidate’s expense. The Association will designate a mail house that will allow candidates to have their literature distributed to members at the candidate’s expense. Requests to have literature mailed should be directed to the Election Committee. Candidates may choose to have literature mailed to all or a portion of the Association membership by following the procedures outlined herein.
c. Email Distribution List
i. A member list containing only the Member Name, Job Family, and email address will be distributed to any candidate upon their request to the Election Committee at [email protected].
ii. A member must request the email distribution list between normal business hours (Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm). Requests made over the weekend will be honored the following business day.
iii. Prior to a candidate receiving an email distribution list, they are required to complete and sign the ESEA confidential form before it will be sent.
VI. ELECTION PROCEDURES
A. Conduct of Elections
The conduct of all elections for offices available for election at this time shall be the responsibility of the Elections Committee. All complaints about the conduct of candidates and/or their campaign workers during the campaign/election process must be submitted in writing by a complainant through email to [email protected]: Attention Elections Chairperson, the complaint must be signed, and dated with accompanying documentation, if any available, before investigation of the same is undertaken by the Election Committee. Such complaints must be submitted no later than five (5) working days after the alleged misconduct was observed and/or reported. Any challenge to the election is at the expense of the complainant.
B. Questions
All questions pertaining to the policies and procedures of the election must be submitted in writing to the Elections Committee at the ESEA office or to the Committee’s e-mail address at: [email protected].
C. Preparation of Voting
The Election Committee shall prepare the ballots containing the names of all certified candidates. The following requirements shall be observed in the preparation of the ballot:
i. The names of all candidates shall appear on the ballot in alphabetical order by last name.
ii. The ballot shall not identify the source of any nominators, indicate endorsing parties, or contain any information that might be construed as prejudicial, such as a candidate's capabilities, prior service, or present or previous office(s) held.
iii. The final copy of the candidate list shall be proofread and initialed by the Chairperson of the Election Committee or his/her designee.
iv. The voting site will not contain any campaign materials.
v. If a member’s name appears on the ballot for ESEA officer, ESEA Board of Directors and/or NSEA Board of Directors, that member may serve on the elections committee excluding the ability to serve as a ballot validator and may not participate in voting on any challenge in voting on any challenge related to the conduct or results of the election for the position for which they are a candidate.
D. Secret Balloting
i. Members shall be elected by secret vote for each individual office.
ii. Voting procedures should be devised so that the person expressing a choice cannot be identified with the choice expressed.
E. Polling Procedures
All parties will comply with the provisions of NRS 293.740 (attached) as it pertains to conduct at the polling place.
F. Voting
i. Voting will be conducted using an LMRDA compliant remote electronic voting systems and will commence upon receipt of the electronic ballot. Ballots will be emailed to each member by Merriman River Group ([email protected]).
ii. Online election will open on February 25, 2026, at 8:00am PDT and close on March 6, 2026, at 5:00pm PDT. Election results will be calculated and released at 5:00pm PDT on March 6, 2026, via Zoom meeting with link provided by Merriman River Group. Disputes or challenges will not be addressed during this meeting. Please see section VIII Enforcement Procedures.
iii. The official results will be emailed to all members after the ESEA Board certifies the election.
iv. Voting for election runoff will be held as soon as possible and will commence not later than in April 2026, if required.
v. Election runoff results will be calculated on the last day of voting in April 2026 via Zoom meeting. The official results will be emailed to all members after the ESEA Board certifies the election.
VII. TABULATION OF ELECTION RESULTS
A. Winners of positions for ESEA Officers, ESEA Board of Directors and NSEA Board of Directors will be determined by a majority (ex: 10 votes ÷ 2 = 5, therefore, 6 votes would win; 11 votes ÷ 2 = 5½, therefore, 6 votes would win) of valid votes cast. Winners of positions for ESEA Delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly, NSEA Delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly and ESEA Delegates to the NSEA Delegate Assembly will be determined by a plurality vote.
B. Run-off elections for positions determined by majority vote shall be held as necessary. Run-off elections shall mean a voting procedure as follows: In an election, if a candidate has not achieved a majority of the valid votes cast, another election shall be held and the run-off election shall contain a sufficient number of candidates to ensure that one more candidate than the position allows is listed. The names will be selected by listing candidates arranged in decreasing order of votes cast in the previous election.
C. A run-off election will occur if there is a tie for ESEA Officers, ESEA Board of Directors or NSEA Board of Directors. Standing election procedures will be followed.
D. In the event of a tie(s) in delegate elections for NSEA-DA and NEA-RA, the results will be determined by the following procedures:
i. On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 5:00 pm PDT, the delegates and/or alternates involved will meet with the Elections Committee Chairperson or Co-Chairperson and at least one (1) other Elections Committee member at the ESEA office. At that time, a lottery drawing will take place by those delegates and/or alternates involved to assign a binding numerical order of position.
ii. Such lottery numbers will be drawn by delegates and/or alternates involved in alphabetical order, last name in odd-numbered years, and reverse alphabetical order, last name in even-numbered years. If someone is unable to attend the lottery drawing, the Elections Committee Chairperson will draw in his/her stead.
E. The Election Committee Chairperson or Co-Chairperson and at least one member will initial the election results.
F. Winners of the ESEA Officer(s), ESEA Board of Director(s) and NSEA Board of Director(s) will be notified by phone/text and/or email. The results of the elections and alternates will also be emailed to all members.
G. The election results will be presented to the Board of Directors and the Representative Council during the April Representative Council meeting.
VIII. ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
A. If the Election Committee finds that an alleged violation of a campaign regulation is in fact true, the Committee will direct immediate cessation of the irregular practice.
B. The Committee shall report to the ESEA Board of Directors, prior to any declarations or elections, whether any candidate has violated the election rules and regulations. Disputed elections shall be appealed to the ESEA Elections Committee.
C. Any reports of campaign/election irregularities must be presented in writing by a complainant via email to [email protected] attention Elections Chairperson. Any complaint must be signed and dated with accompanying documentation, if any available, no later than five (5) working days after the alleged misconduct has been observed and/or reported.
D. A challenge to the election shall be filed in writing by complainant to the Chairperson of the Election Committee by email to [email protected]. All complaints must be signed and dated with accompanying documentation, if any available, no later than ten (10) calendar days after the counting of the ballots.
E. If either the challenger or the challenged party believes that any member of the Election Committee should not be involved in the processing of the challenge because of a conflict of interest, he/she may file a written request for disqualification with the ESEA Board of Directors, indicating the nature of the alleged conflict. The ESEA Board of Directors shall consider the request for disqualification before the Election Committee can consider the substance of the challenge.
F. The Election Committee shall take such steps as necessary to compile and analyze the relevant facts related to any challenge, and shall prepare a written report, including any recommendations for resolving the challenges, to the ESEA Board of Directors. The ESEA Board of Directors may seek a legal opinion or conduct any other additional research it deems necessary to decide the challenge. The ESEA Board of Directors’ decision shall be final.
IX. NRS 293.740
NRS 293.740 Soliciting votes and electioneering inside polling place or within certain distance from polling place prohibited, penalty.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, it is unlawful inside a polling place or within 100 feet from the entrance to the building or other structure in which a polling place is located: (a) For any person to solicit a vote or speak to a voter about marking his ballot. (b) For any person, including an election board officer, to do any electioneering on Election Day. The county clerk or registrar of voters shall ensure that, at the outer limits of the area within which electioneering is prohibited, notices are continuously posted on which are printed in large letters “Distance Marker: No electioneering between this point and the entrance to the polling place.”
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to the conduct of a person in a private residence or on commercial or residential property that is within 100 feet from the entrance to a building or other structure in which a polling place is located. The provisions of subsection 1 are not intended to prohibit a person from voting solely because he is wearing a prohibited political insigne and is reasonably unable to remove the insigne or cover it. In such a case, the election board officer shall take such action as is necessary to allow the voter to vote as expediently as possible and then assist the voter in exiting the polling place as soon as is possible.
3. Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
4. As used in this section, “electioneering” means campaigning for or against a candidate, ballot question or political party by:
(a) Posting signs relating to the support of or opposition to a candidate, ballot question or political party;
(b) Distributing literature relating to the support of or opposition to a candidate, ballot question or political party;
(c) Using loudspeakers to broadcast information relating to the support of or opposition to a candidate, ballot question or political party;
(d) Buying, selling, wearing or displaying any badge, button or other insigne which is designed or tends to aid or promote the success or defeat of any political party or a candidate or ballot question to be voted upon at that election;
(e) Polling or otherwise soliciting from a voter information as to whether the voter intends to vote or has voted for or against a particular political party, candidate or ballot question; or
(f) Soliciting signatures to any kind of petition.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 1382; A 1967, 863; 1973, 872; 1977, 464; 1987, 1169; 1989, 2171; 1997, 80)
Reference: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-293.html
2026 Appendix
Vice President (2026-2029)
Secretary/Treasurer (2026-2029)
Clerical Director (2026-2029)
Food Service Director (2026-2029)
Paraprofessional Director (2026-2029)
TIP #1 (2026-2029)
NSEA Delegate Assembly (DA) 1st year term Delegates (2026-2028) - There are 45 open seats 2026 DA is April 17-19 in Reno, NV. Delegates elected in 2025 will serve as a 2nd year term delegate for the 2026 DA.
NSEA Delegate Assembly (DA) 2nd year term delegates below DO NOT NEED TO RUN.
Karen Berney: 2nd term Delegate (2026-2028)
Tyler Cavey: 2nd term Delegate (2026-2028)
Elizabeth Grady: 2nd term Delegate (2026-2028)
Wilma Sanders: 2nd term Delegate (2026-2028)
Terri Shuman: 2nd term Delegate (2026-2028)
NSEA State Delegates to NEA Representative Assembly (RA) – (2026-2028)
NSEA State Delegates to NEA Representative Assembly (RA) – There are no 2nd year term delegates
ESEA Local Delegates to NEA Representative Assembly (RA) (2026-2028) – There are 13 opens seats
ESEA Local Delegates to NEA Representative Assembly (RA) 2nd year term below DO NOT NEED TO RUN.
Tyler Cavey: 2nd term Delegate (2026-2028)
Jan Giles: 2nd term Delegate (2026-2028)
Elizabeth Grady: 2nd term Delegate (2026-2028)
Monica Lopez: 2nd term Delegate (2026-2028)
Misty Olmos: 2nd term Delegate (2026-2028)
Rainier Pioquinto: 2nd term Delegate (2026-2028)
Wilma Sanders: 2nd term Delegate (2026-2028)
Terri Shuman: 2nd term Delegate (2026-2028)
Tora Thomas: 2nd term Delegate (2026-2028)
Norma Vazquez: 2nd term Delegate (2026-2028)
