The National Genealogical Society (NGS) Nominating Committee announced the slate for the election on 19 July 2024. The full text of the proposed amendment to the Articles of Incorporation can be viewed at the bottom of the page.
Biographies for the nominees to the board can be viewed here.
The election of officers and board members, and the vote on the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, will be managed by Intelliscan, an online voting service.
The National Genealogical Society will hold its 2024 election of officers and board members during the Annual Meeting, Wednesday, 21 August 2024, at 8:00 p.m. ET, via Zoom. Balloting will be open from Noon ET on Friday, 16 August 2024, until Wednesday, 21 August 2024 at 8:15 p.m. ET.
The following positions are open for election in 2024.
The following director positions are open for election this year (terms running 1 October 2024 through 30 September 2026):
NGS regions are determined prior to each election to ensure regional representation of membership. The 2024 map of NGS regions is below:
The board of directors of the National Genealogical Society (NGS) approved the members of the Nominating Committee on 23 April 2024.
The slate of nominations made by the Nominating Committee was reported to Society members on 19 July 2024 (twenty-eight (28) days prior to the beginning of the election).
Additional nominations may be made by a petition signed by not less than one hundred (100) members of the Society submitted to the Nominating Committee at least fourteen (14) days prior to the beginning of the election. Persons so nominated by petition must previously have agreed to serve if elected. No nominations may be made from the floor of the annual meeting at which the Nominating Committee’s report is made.
Nominations by petition were due by 1 August 2024. No nominations were submitted.
The NGS board of directors is a working board. Board members spend on average twenty or more hours a month in a variety of activities. Each member is expected to chair a committee or actively participate on one or more committees. Aside from complimentary registration to the annual conference and a $300 reimbursement for each in-person board meeting, directors fund their own NGS membership, activities, and travel expenses to the three in-person board meetings each year. Board meetings are typically held at the site of the annual conference (usually a day or two prior to the start); at NGS headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia; and in Salt Lake City, Utah. Additional meetings are held as needed by Zoom teleconference. Attendance at the annual conference is expected of board members. No person shall be eligible for office who is not a member of the Society in good standing when nominated.