Sign up to run for a 2022 Club officer or board position by Nov. 5

Nominations are being accepted through Friday, Nov. 5, for National Press Club offices and seats on the Board of Governors.

The five officer positions, restricted to Journalist members, are president, vice president, treasurer, secretary and membership secretary.

Two full three-year terms on the Board of Governors for Journalist members are open, as well as two unexpired terms, one for two years and one for one year.

In addition, a three-year non-voting Board seat for Communicator members will be on the ballot.

Interested? Contact Kaitlyn Cotter at [email protected], indicating the position you want to run for and returning a completed copy of the Candidate Agreement Form.

After receiving confirmation, you’ll be sent a personalized petition link for members to sign. Twenty-five signatures from Journalist members are required to run for president, while 15 signatures are required for all other positions. Only Journalist members can sign petitions for officers and Journalist Board members, and only Communicator members can sign petitions for Communicator Board members.

All candidates also will have petitions at the Club. Members can sign either the virtual or physical petition. Signatures both petitions will be added together when determining if a candidate has enough signatures to qualify.

Online voting opens Monday, Nov. 22. 

Questions? Email Kaitlyn Cotter at [email protected].