delegate council

Follow the online registration form instructions/prompts by selecting your name, Local, and the number of allotted delegates you plan to register. Also, you'll need the address, membership type, ethnicity, and email address for each delegate. Register each delegate by clicking on the check box at the bottom of each registration form. Deadline to register: October 19, 2011

Questions? Contact Elizabeth Martinez (505) 982-1916.

If you have questions about delegate elections, please contact Sharon Morgan or

your representative on the Board of Directors.

Sheraton Albuquerque • 2600 Louisiana Blvd., NE

Please make your reservations in advance. For reservations or call the Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown directly at 1-800-325-3535 and identify yourself as being with the 2011 NEA-NM Board & Council Meeting Organization ($99 single/double plus tax).

This includes breakfast the morning of council.

Reservations cut-off date is October 13, 2011.

What is Delegate Council?

Our Delegate Council meeting is the governing body of NEA-NM. Members of the Delegate Council are to be elected in accordance with the one-person-one-vote principle and are elected by secret ballot from each local at the ratio of 1:25 Active members. Certification forms are filled out online by the local president. Certification forms in paper format are available for local presidents approximately two months prior to council. To request a paper certification form contact Elizabeth Martinez at (505) 982-1916.

Elizabeth Martinez, Executive Program Assistant
NEA-New Mexico
2007 Botulph Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
or faxed (505) 982-6719.

The Delegate Council establishes Association policies and objectives. The Council meets annually. Delegates at the Council act on several items, including approval of any changes to the Resolutions of NEA-NM, approval of our legislative goals and platform for the coming year, recognition of the recipients of NEA-NM awards, elects At-Large NEA-NM ESP Board Members and any other items on the Council agenda or new business items brought up by the delegates. Additionally, the council meeting allows time for the delegates to network and share their successes with the whole state.

The Constitution and Bylaws of NEA-New Mexico specify the role of the delegate councils and election of delegates. Click here to access these governance documents.