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2025 Board Elections

The College is organising elections for three Board Director positions from the Fellow membership class. 

The Board Charter outlines the roles and responsibilities of the Board and individual Directors, as well as the general governance of the Board. 

See also the RACMA Constitution clauses 11 and 12. 

Key dates

• Tuesday 29 July – Nominations for Board Directors open at 8am AEST.
• Saturday 16 August – Nominations for Board Directors close at 5pm AEST
• Monday 1 September – Voting for Board Directors open at 8am AEST – You will need your RACMA ID and the unique voter access code that CorpVote sent you by email. If you have lost it, please contact support@corpvote.com.au so they can resend it to you.
• Friday 19 September – Voting for Board Directors closes at 5pm AEST 
• Week commencing 29 September – Election results announced
• Tuesday 14 October – New Directors’ term starts at the conclusion of the AGM. 

Nomination process

RACMA has engaged CorpVote to manage the nomination and election process.

Nominations must be completed and submitted by 5pm AEST on Saturday, 16 August 2025. Nominations submitted after this date and time will not be accepted. To nominate, Fellows will need to complete the following. 

a. Register and access the CorpVote Nomination system. 

b. Complete all sections of the nomination process, including: 

– Download and complete the Consent to Act form
– Upload the Consent to Act form, a headshot and an optional 30-40 second video 
– Your nomination must be supported by 2 Nominators who are Fellows of RACMA 
– Enter a 150 word Nominee Statement and additional information on your qualifications and previous experience 
– Check the declaration and submit the nomination. 

Remember: 

• Nominations must be endorsed by two Members of the same class of membership as the nominee (i.e. the nominators). This is also necessary for people who nominate to be re-elected to the Board. 
• Fellows from all jurisdictions are eligible for election to Director positions in the Fellow membership class. 
• A Member is ineligible to be elected or appointed as a Director if they are in arrears in payment of their annual Membership fee or subject to any action by the Board in relation to clause 9 of the Constitution (cessation or suspension of, or the imposition of conditions on, Membership). 

Refer to the RACMA Constitution and the Board Charter to read all eligibility criteria. 

Election process

If more than three eligible nominations are received, RACMA will conduct an electronic ballot. 

Information about how to vote will be sent to Members who are eligible to vote. 

The nominee who receives the highest number of valid votes cast is elected first. The nominee who receives the next highest number of valid votes cast is elected second; and the nominee who receives the next highest number of valid votes cast is elected third. 

In accordance with the RACMA Constitution, a maximum of two Fellows residing in the same jurisdiction may serve as elected Directors on the RACMA Board. However, the positions of President and President-Elect are excluded from the jurisdictional cap. 

Once two Fellows who primarily reside in a single state or territory of Australia or in Aotearoa New Zealand or Overseas have been elected or appointed to the Board, other Fellows who primarily reside in that state or territory of Australia or in Aotearoa New Zealand or Overseas (as relevant) will be ineligible for election. 

Board Composition

• The President-Elect is a Fellow nominated and elected by Fellow Members
• Fellow Board Directors are nominated and elected by Fellow Members
• Associate Fellow Board Directors are nominated and elected by Associate Fellow Members
• the Candidate Board Director is nominated and elected by Candidate Members
• the Board Director(s) with special expertise is/are appointed by the elected Board Directors.

The President-Elect is appointed President at the end of the term of the prior President. 

If none if the Fellows elected to the Board are ordinarily resident of Aotearoa New Zealand, the elected Directors will appoint one additional Fellow to the Board from Aotearoa New Zealand. 

Elected Board Directors (other than a Director who is a Candidate) are elected for 3 years and are eligible for re-election, noting that they can serve for a maximum continuous period of 9 years, not taking into account any term as President-Elect or President. 

A Director who is a Candidate is elected for a term of 2 years. 

Directors with special expertise who are not Members of the College are appointed by the Elected Board Directors for a maximum term of 3 years and may be re-appointed.