On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, AERA opened the 2025 election with voting conducted by electronic ballot. The election closed on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Biographical statements for all candidates appear on the ballots and are available on the AERA website.
On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, all 2024 and 2025 voting AERA members received an e-ballot notification message that includes a hyperlink to their personalized ballot. (Only 2024 members and 2025 members who joined or renewed by Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PST, are eligible to vote in the 2025 election.) The e-ballot notification was sent by Intelliscan, Inc., AERA’s independent election agent, from aera.ballot@intelliscaninc.net. The election will close on Thursday, February 13, 2025. The personalized ballot is customized to include applicable election(s) according to the voting member’s AERA, division, and/or SIG membership(s). AERA voting members who are members of one or more divisions or SIGs are eligible to vote in elections of officers of those division(s) and/or SIG(s). Individuals who are members of one or more SIGs are eligible to vote in elections of officers for the SIG Executive Committee. Graduate student members of AERA are eligible to vote in elections of officers for the Graduate Student Council.
Candidate Campaigning Policy (Approved by AERA Council, April 2011)
The following sets forth the campaigning policy to guide candidates and the American Educational Research Association through the election process.
Please contact AERA’s Governance office if you have any questions at governance@aera.net.
How do I get a ballot? If you are a voting member, you will receive an e-ballot via email from aera.ballot@intelliscaninc.net. Who do I contact if I do not receive a ballot? As stipulated in the AERA Bylaws, only voting members may vote and hold elected office in the Association. Please email governance@aera.net if you are a voting member and have not received a ballot. Please also provide your full name and affiliation. There is something wrong with my ballot. If you have any questions concerning technical problems, please contact AERA’s independent election agent, Keith Wier, at Intelliscan at kwier@intelliscaninc.com or 610-935-6171. When will the results of the election be announced? The results will be announced on the AERA website and in the February issue of Highlights.
The 2025 AERA election launched on January 15, 2025 and closed on February 13, 2025.