MTA and NEA Elective Offices

President and Vice President

In 2026 elections, will be held to elect the president and vice president.

• Elections are held at the Annual Meeting in May and voted on by all delegates.
• Two-year terms begin on July 15, 2026.
• Each candidate must be an active or retired MTA member.
• A local affiliate shall not be represented on the MTA Board by more than one officer (President or Vice President).
• Nomination papers can be obtained by requesting them from [email protected].
• Papers must be signed by at least 200 members, with no more than 50 from any one local affiliate and no more than 100 from any one electoral district.

MTA Executive Committee, Regional Seats

In 2026, elections will be held to elect Regional Executive Committee members for the following regions: A, C, F, and G.

• Elections are held at the Annual Meeting in May and voted on by delegates from the respective regions to be represented.
• Three-year terms begin on July 1, 2026.
• Each candidate must be an active MTA member employed in education within the specified region.
• Nomination papers can be obtained by requesting them from [email protected].
• Papers must be signed by at least 100 active members from the candidate’s region, no more than 25 of which may be from any one local affiliate within the region.

At-Large Ethnic Minority Executive Committee Member

In 2026, the At-Large Ethnic Minority Executive Committee Member will be elected.

• Election is held at the Annual Meeting in May and voted on by all delegates.
• Three-year terms begin on July 1, 2026.
• Each candidate must be an active MTA member.
• Nomination papers can be obtained by requesting them from [email protected].
• Papers must be signed by at least 200 active association members, with no more than 50 from any one local affiliate and no more than 100 from any one electoral district.

At-Large ESP Executive Committee Member

• Election is held at the Annual Meeting in May and voted on by all delegates.
• Three-year terms begin on July 1, 2026.
• Each candidate must be an active MTA member who is an Education Support Professional.
• Nomination papers can be obtained by requesting them from [email protected].
• Papers must be signed by at least 200 active association members, with no more than 50 from any one local affiliate and no more than 100 from any one electoral district.

Statewide Retired Executive Committee Member

• Election is held at the Annual Meeting in May and voted on by the retired delegates.
• Three-year term begins on July 1, 2026.
• Each candidate must be a retired MTA member.
• Nomination process: A self-nomination letter must be filed with the Executive Director-Treasurer by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 6 (email may be sent to [email protected].)

District Directors – MTA Board

• Elections are held at the Annual Meeting in May and voted on by delegates from the respective districts to be represented.
• Three-year terms begin on July 1, 2026.
• Each candidate must be an active MTA member employed in education within the specified district.
• Nomination papers can be obtained as of July 1 by requesting them from [email protected].
• Papers must be signed by at least 50 active members from the candidate’s district.

At-Large Director for ESPs

• Election is held at the Annual Meeting in May and voted on by all delegates.
• Three-year term begins on July 1, 2026.
• Each candidate must be an active MTA member employed in the Education Support Professional category.
• Nomination papers can be obtained by requesting them from [email protected].
• Nomination papers must be signed by at least 200 active members, no more than 50 of whom may be from any one local affiliate and no more than 100 of whom may be from any one district.

NEA Directors (MTA seats on the NEA Board of Directors)

• Two NEA Directors will be elected to three-year terms. The seats have terms beginning Sept. 1, 2026, in accordance with NEA’s fiscal year.
• Additionally, MTA will elect up to five Alternate NEA Directors, who may be called upon to fill in for a director on a per-meeting basis and/or to fill a vacancy in any of MTA's six NEA Director seats.
• Ballots will be provided to the entire active membership in March in tandem with NEA RA statewide and regional delegate elections. The election runs through the third Friday in April.
• Each candidate must be an active NEA member, as determined by the NEA Constitution and Bylaws, for at least two years immediately preceding the election.
• Candidates must obtain at least 200 signatures of NEA active members. No more than 50 signatures may be obtained from any one local association, and no more than 100 signatures may be obtained from any one district.
• Nomination papers can be obtained as of July 1 by requesting them from [email protected] and must be filed with the Executive Director-Treasurer, MTA, 2 Heritage Drive, Quincy, MA 02171-2119, by 5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, regardless of when they are postmarked.