Governance

• • Code of Ethics of the Education Professionals
  • Elections Reporting Instructions
  • Forms
    • Governance Expense Voucher
    • Notice to Seat Alternate Form
    • Officer Report Form – Coordinating Councils
    • Officer Report Form – Local Elections
    • Officer Report Form – Region Elections
    • RA Alternate Election Form
    • RA Delegate Election Form
    • Region Elections – Biographical Statement Form
    • Region Elections – Nomination Form
    • Region Elections – Nominee Consent Form
    • Region Elections – Region 50 Nomination Form
  • Guidelines for NEA UniServ in Michigan
  • Local Constitution and Bylaws – Checklist
  • Local Constitution & Bylaws Prototype
  • Local Constitution and Bylaws Cover Sheet
  • Local Election Guidelines
  • Long Range Plan
  • MEA Administrative Policies
  • MEA Board of Reference
  • MEA Board Policies Handbook
  • MEA Bylaws
  • MEA Constitution
  • MEA Dues Transmittal Policy
  • MEA-PAC
  • MEA Platform
  • MEA Representative Assembly – Rules & Regulations
  • MEA Resolutions
  • MEA-Retired
  • MEA Strategic Plan
  • MEA/NEA Goals and Objectives
  • MEA Representation Policy
  • MEA Crisis Assistance Program Operating Guidelines
  • MEA Emergency Fund Operating Guideline
  • MEA’s “Member in Good Standing” policy, as explained by former General Counsel Art Przybylowicz
  • Member In Good Standing – Q&A
  • Operating Rules for Meetings of the MEA Board of Directors
  • Region Council Constitution
  • Region Election Guidelines

 

• Dues Information
• Information for Local Treasurers
• Information for Local Membership Chairs
• Membership Categories
• MEA/NEA Membership Dues for Individuals on Unpaid Leave or Layoff

Additional MEA financial and membership information, including financial reports and budgets, can be found on www.myMEA.org under Departments / Finance or by contacting MEA Secretary/Treasurer Aaron Eling at aeling@mea.org.

Effective January 1, 2023 the IRS Mileage Rate is 65.5 cents per mile.

MEA offers online voting for both candidate (e.g. local officer) and non-candidate (e.g. contract ratification) elections.

Before the Election: 

If your local is considering holding your first online election, the election should be requested well in advance to allow time for the document review process. The local association’s constitution and bylaws must be reviewed for appropriate language by the MEA vice president prior to holding the local’s first online election

Submit the request for an online election via the Online Voting Request Form, at https://mymea.org/voting/request. Be prepared to enter the following information:

• Primary Contact Information (this will often be the elections chair).
• Elections Committee (these members will receive communications about the election setup process and will also receive voter participation reports and the election results).
• Election start and end dates/times (note that the start and end dates can be revised after requesting the election).
• Your local association’s constitution and bylaws (if this is your local’s first online election).

The online voting request form must be received at least 10 business days before the election. Election setup with shorter timelines will be accommodated as staffing permits.

Within 2 business days after the request is submitted, the primary contact and elections committee members will receive an email from MEA with the following information:

• Confirmation that the election has been scheduled.
• An initial voter list, which includes current members and their eligibility status (which is assessed based on membership standing).
• A request for ballot language.
• The MEA Members Only Login Guide and the Online Voting Quick Reference guide. These documents contain instructions for creating a Members Only Login and for accessing the online ballot. Plan to distribute these documents to your membership prior to the election. Please note that the local association is responsible for all communications with members regarding the election.
• Instructions regarding paper ballots, should they be necessary.

Within 2 business days of receiving ballot language, MEA will reply with a sample ballot for approval. A final voter list will be provided 1 to 2 business days before the election begins.

During the Election:

Voting support is provided by the MEA Help Center by email (help@mea.org) or phone (866-MEA-HELP) during normal hours of operation: 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday.

The primary contact and elections committee members will receive a Voter Participation Report by email at 4:30 p.m. daily. If an eligible member is unable to vote online for any reason, the elections chair may provide a paper ballot at the local’s discretion. MEA will not distribute or collect paper ballots.

After the Election:

MEA will ask the elections chair whether any paper ballots were issued. Paper ballots should not be opened or tallied until MEA confirms that paper ballot voters did not also vote online.

Within 1 business day after receipt of paper ballot results (if any), MEA will provide the local association elections committee with election results and a detailed list of voter participation (who did and did not vote).

The local association is responsible for sharing the election results with their membership.

All resignations must be submitted in writing (signed and dated by the member) by mail to MEA at P.O. Box 51, East Lansing, MI, 48826, or via email to resignation@mea.org.