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Dear NAN Members:

 

In a further effort to promote transparency and fairness in the election process, the NAN Board of Directors has recently approved the following election procedures:

 

Candidates for office in the National Academy of Neuropsychology are required to sign an attestation agreeing to NAN’s election procedures and guidelines, which includes adherence to professional conduct and recognition that NAN does not condone slates for any office. Elected officials, stipend personnel and Committee Chairs are prohibited from publicly endorsing any candidate for office.  Violation of these procedures and guidelines will be addressed by the NAN Board of Directors.  Candidates are also asked to complete and submit to the NAN Nominations Committee and the NAN Board a Conflict of Interest form and asked to disclose any professional commercial interest and their membership to all other psychology-related professional committees that they belong to. This material will be posted along with the following election materials. If you have any questions or require clarification please do hesitate to contact the Chair of the NAN Nominations Committee.

 

The additionally election materials will consist of the following:

  • Candidate statement (400 word limit)
  • Answers to 4 Questions (250 word limit per answer – total of 1,000 words)

 

All statements and answers must be reviewed and approved by the Nominations Committee. Once approved, they will be posted on the NAN website.  Candidates will be allowed to list their website on their materials.

 

There will be no option for additional mailings through NAN, and NAN will not provide its member list for use in campaigning.

 

Timeline

 

July 1:  A letter to the membership will be mailed that explains the NAN election process, the Candidate Statement & Answers to Four Questions.  Election Ballots will be also be mailed via US Mail to eligible voting members of the National Academy of Neuropsychology.  The Candidate Statement & Answers to Four Questions and their disclosures will also be posted on the NAN website. 

 

Voting members must return the ballots within 60 days of the mailing to the NAN Secretary in the Official Election Envelope and the signed Vote Verification Strip must be included with the ballot mailing.

 

September: The Secretary and at least (two) additional NAN members will conduct the counting of the ballots within 30 days of the ballot deadline.  The Secretary will then report the results to the NAN Nominations Committee who reviews the final results and determines that the election guidelines have been followed.  The results are then presented to the President and the Board of Directors for endorsement.  The President will then contact the candidates and report the results.

 

To view the 2008 Candidate Statements, click here.

To view the 2008 Answers to the 4 Questions, click here.