Fourteen candidates are competing for three key leadership positions in the Society of American Archivists' 2025 election (see details in the box at right). Your vote helps shape the future of SAA—don’t miss this opportunity to participate!
- Vice President/President-Elect: The elected candidate will serve a one-year term as Vice President starting in August 2025 before becoming SAA’s 81st President for the 2026–2027 term.
- Council Members: Three seats are open on the SAA Council, with elected individuals serving three-year terms from August 2025 through the 2028 Annual Meeting.
- Nominating Committee: Three candidates will be elected to serve one-year terms on the 2026 Nominating Committee, beginning immediately after the election.
The 2025 Nominating Committee—Jessica Tai (Chair), Lori Dedeyan, Sarah Patton, and Council members Joyce Gabiola and Lydia Tang—developed insightful questions to help candidates share their perspectives. Each candidate has also provided a diversity statement in accordance with SAA guidelines.
Eligibility and Voting Guidelines
- All full individual members, student members, and primary contacts of institutional members who are in good standing on March 15, 2025, will be eligible to vote in the 2025 Election. Members who join after March 15, 2025, will be eligible to vote in the 2026 Election. Individual associate members are not eligible to vote.
- SAA staff will export and upload voter data to the online ballot system during the last week of March. Voters will be able to access their online ballot between April 1 and April 15, 2025, via a unique username and password included in the email notification. SAA is partnering with Survey & Ballot Systems, a leading provider of secure online voting software for nonprofit associations, to administer this election.
- An eligible member may also be placed on the ballot by submission of a petition signed by five (5) percent of eligible voting members of the society. Such petitions must be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer at least 60 days prior to the election ballot opening, due January 31, 2025.
If you have any difficulty, please contact SAA staff at saagovernance@archivists.org.
If you missed meeting the Vice President candidates during the 2025 SAA Election Town Hall, you can watch the recording here:
SUGGEST CANDIDATES FOR 2026
It's never too early to submit names of prospective candidates for next year's election. Submit nominations here.
