IEEE Annual Election Voting Eligibility

The IEEE President is elected by the voting members of IEEE and shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the IEEE and shall preside at meetings of the IEEE Board of Directors and the IEEE Assembly.

Only voting members of the IEEE on record on 30 June holding the membership grade of Graduate Student Member (GSM) or higher is eligible to vote for IEEE President-Elect.

The IEEE Societies are clustered within ten Technical Divisions, each represented on the IEEE Board of Directors by a Division Delegate/Director who serves a two‑year term.  The Division Delegate/Director (or Division Delegate-Elect/Director‑Elect) is elected by the voting members of the Division from a slate nominated by the Divisional Committee.

Only voting members of the IEEE on record on 30 June who are also members of a society belonging to the Division category on the ballot may vote for that Division.  Members must hold the membership grade of Graduate Student Member (GSM) or higher.

The Divisions and constituent Societies are:

Division I

• IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CAS)
• IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS)
• IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS)

Division II

• IEEE Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology Society (CPMTS)
• IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS)
• IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS)
• IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society (IMS)
• IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS)
• IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control Society (UFFCS)

Division III

• IEEE Communications Society (COM)

Division IV

• IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (APS)
• IEEE Broadcast Technology Society (BTS)
• IEEE Consumer Electronics Society (CES)
• IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society (EMCS)
• IEEE Magnetics Society (MAGS)
• IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
• IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society

Division V

• IEEE Computer Society (C)

Division VI

• IEEE Education Society (ES)
• IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES)
• IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society (PSES)
• IEEE Professional Communication Society (PCS)
• IEEE Reliability Society (RS)
• IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSITS)

Division VII

• IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES)

Division VIII

• IEEE Computer Society (C)

Division IX

• IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AES)
• IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS)
• IEEE Information Theory Society (ITS)
• IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society (ITSS)
• IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES)
• IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS)
• IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS)

Division X

• IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS)
• IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS)
• IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)
• IEEE Photonics Society (PHOS)
• IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS)
• IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (SMCS)

The world is divided into ten IEEE Regions, each represented on the IEEE Board of Directors by a Region Delegate/Director who serves a two‑year term.  The Region Delegate/Director (or Region Delegate-Elect/Director‑Elect) is elected by the voting members of the Region from a slate nominated by the Regional Committee.  The Region territories are not necessarily confined to a State or Country boundaries.  When such boundaries are crossed, the State or Country is listed under the Region that contains most of its area.

Only voting members on record on 30 June are entitled to vote for the Region Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect where they reside. Members must hold the membership grade of Graduate Student Member (GSM) or higher.

The ten IEEE Regions are:

• Region 1 - Northeastern USA
• Region 2 - Eastern USA
• Region 3 - Southeastern USA
• Region 4 - Central USA
• Region 5 - Southwestern USA
• Region 6 - Western USA
• Region 7 - Canada
• Region 8 - Europe, Middle East and Africa
• Region 9 - Latin America
• Region 10 - Asia and Pacific

The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) has the responsibility to pursue programs on an Institute-wide basis that enhances globalization of IEEE standards. 

Only voting members of the IEEE who are also Standards Association individual members on record on 30 June can vote for the Standards Association President-Elect.  Corporate members are not eligible to vote for Standards Association President-Elect.  Members must hold the membership grade of Graduate Student Member (GSM) or higher.

All individual members of the Standards Association on record on 30 June are eligible to vote for the Standards Association Board of Governors Members-at-Large.  All corporate members of the Standards Association, via their respective representatives, are eligible to vote for the Standards Association Board of Governors Members-at-Large.  No member grade required to vote for Standards Association Board of Governors Members-at-Large.

The IEEE Technical Activities Board serves the technical interests of the members worldwide.  

IEEE eligible voting members on record on 30 June who are also members of at least one technical Society are entitled to vote for Technical Activities Vice President-Elect.  Members must hold the membership grade of Graduate Student Member (GSM) or higher.

The IEEE United States of America (IEEE-USA) serves the professional interests of the members of the United States. 

IEEE eligible voting members on record on 30 June who residing in Regions 1-6 are entitled to vote for IEEE-USA President-Elect and IEEE-USA Member-at-Large.  Members must hold the membership grade of Graduate Student Member (GSM) or higher.