IEEE Annual Election Petitions

Martin J. Bastiaans is petitioning for the position of IEEE Region 8 Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect, 2011-2012. Sign petition electronically

Paper petition forms: Please download and sign the paper petition form (PDF, 21 KB).  Only original petition forms should be mailed to:

Carrie Loh
IEEE Corporate Activities
445 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854
USA

Petition signatures for the 2010 annual election ballot must be received by IEEE Corporate Activities by 12:00 noon EDT USA (16:00 UTC) on Friday, 11 June 2010.

Please forward questions to corp-election@ieee.org.

1 May of the year preceding the election and no later than 15 April of the year of the election - individual voting members who wish to circulate a petition shall submit a petition draft to the Board of Directors

Not earlier than 15 May of the year preceding the election - the petitioner may circulate the petition and collect signatures

Friday preceding 15 June of the year of the election, 12:00 noon EDT USA (16:00 UTC) -  The completed petition is submitted in a letter to the Board of Directors, to be received by IEEE Corporate Activities.  All petition signatures (paper and electronic) must be received by IEEE Corporate Activities.  Signatures received after the deadline will not be counted.

Friday preceding 15 June and 1 August of the year of the election - Approval of ballot

Per IEEE Bylaw I-307.9, the number of valid petition signatures required is calculated by using the eligible voting members count as of 31 December in the previous year's IEEE Annual Statistics and this formula:

• For all positions where the electorate is less than 30,000 voting members, signatures shall be required from 2% of the eligible voters.
• For all positions where the electorate is more then 30,000 voting members, 600 signatures of eligible voters plus 1% of the difference between the number of eligible voters and 30,000 shall be required.

IEEE Corporate Activities will provide the exact number of signatures required for a specific petition after the IEEE Board of Directors approved the IEEE Annual Statistics at their February meeting.  As signatures are obtained, they should be submitted to IEEE Corporate Activities Department, in advance of the deadline date for petitions, in order for staff to begin the verification process.  

A signature is considered valid if the signer is eligible to vote for the office sought by the proposed candidate at the time the signature is submitted to IEEE Corporate Activities.  Otherwise, the signature is considered invalid. 

IEEE staff will work with the petitioner on the paper petition form and electronic petition website.

Text used on the petition forms:

I (We), the undersigned, petition to add (Name of Petition Candidate) to the (Year) IEEE annual election ballot for the position of (Position) for the term (Years). I (We) certify that to the best of my (our) knowledge, I (we) am (are) eligible to vote for this position in the next IEEE annual election.

Note: This petition is not being signed nor circulated any earlier than as specified in IEEE Policy 13.7 and will only be accepted if received by IEEE Headquarters by the date and time specified by the same policy. All members who sign this petition must be voting members in good standing at the time their signatures are received by IEEE Headquarters.

• Petition Candidates ( Bylaw I-307.9)
• Elections and Electioneering (Policy 13.3.)
• Photographs; Biographies; IEEE Election Website (Policy 13.7.)
• Petitions and Signature Requirements (Policy 13.7.)
  • General Petition Information
  • Petition Text for Candidates and Referendum Petitions
  • Signature Requirements