IEEE Annual Election Voting Eligibility

The election categories on the annual election ballot reflect what the voting member is eligible to vote for. The absence of a category for Region Delegate/Director or Division Delegate/Director on your ballot indicates that no election is being conducted in the organizational unit(s).

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 described on-line at www.ieee.org/elections/region 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.  IEEE eligible voting members are entitled to vote for the Region Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect where they reside.

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.  Technical Societies by Division are listed on-line at www.ieee.org/elections/division.IEEE Members must be voting members of a technical Society to entitle vote for the IEEE Technical Activities Vice President-Elect. 

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 can vote for the Standards Association President-Elect.  Corporate members are not eligible to vote for Standards Association President-Elect.  All individual members of the Standards Association 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 who are also members of at least one technical Society are entitled to vote for Technical Activities Vice President-Elect.  

The IEEE United States of America (IEEE-USA) serves the professional interests of the members of the United States.  IEEE eligible voting Members residing in Regions 1-6 are entitled to vote for IEEE-USA President-Elect and IEEE-USA Member-at-Large.