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Election Information

The 2025 APhA Election includes elections for the APhA Board of Trustees and Community leaders. The APhA Honorary President is also determined during this election process. Results of these elections are certified by a Committee of Canvassers, which is appointed by the APhA President.

Find more information on the election process, eligibility to vote, and candidate information on this page. All individuals interested in applying to serve on the APhA Board of Trustees are required to review the APhA Conflict of Interest Statement and submit a corresponding Disclosure and Confidentiality Statement to APhA’s Legal Counsel at the time of application.

Election Timeline Election Timeline

  1. Selection of the Committee on Nominations – September-October
  2. Competency Development – December-February
  3. Candidate Assessment Rubrics Development – March-April
  4. Election Nominations Open/Close – March-May
  5. Slated Candidates Announcement, Promotion – August - September
  6. Voting Period – October
  7. Certification and Announcement of Winners – November-December

Promotion of Slated Candidates & Voting Period (August-October) Promotion of Slated Candidates & Voting Period (August-October)

Slated Candidates for the Board of Trustees and Communities are announced by the APhA Committee on Nominations in August. Members will have multiple opportunities to learn about election candidates before casting their votes.

APhA Elected Trustees are elected by the Members of APhA via an e-mail ballot. APhA Community leaders are elected by the Members of the corresponding community via an e-mail ballot. When voting opens, APhA’s election vendor will send an email to each member with a unique ballot identification for logging in to the system to cast a ballot. Your ballot will reflect your member category and communities. We encourage members to keep their membership information, including preferred email address, current by logging in to pharmacist.com and clicking on My Account at the top of the page.

The following individuals are eligible to vote for each Elected Trustee to the APhA Board of Trustees

  • President-elect – members in the Pharmacist, Researcher, New Practitioner Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, and Student Pharmacist Member Categories
  • Pharmacist Member – members in the Pharmacist Member Category
  • Researcher member – members in the Researcher Member Category
  • New Practitioner Pharmacist Member – members in the New Practitioner Pharmacist Member Category
  • Student Pharmacist Member – members of the student House of Delegates
  • Pharmacy Technician Member – members in the Pharmacy Technician Member Category
  • At-Large Member – members in the Pharmacist, Researcher, and New Practitioner Pharmacist member categories

Other APhA elections Other APhA elections

A student delegate from each of APhA’s chapters at the schools and colleges of pharmacy votes for national student leadership during the APhA Student House of Delegates session held during the APhA Annual Meeting each year. These delegates elect the national student executive committee including a President-elect, Speaker of the House, and two Members-at-Large.The national student president, by virtue of the office, also serves as the student designated trustee on the APhA Board.

The Speaker-elect of the APhA House of Delegates is elected every even year by the APhA House of Delegates. The Speaker-elect serves until the end of the Annual Meeting following his/her election, at which time he/she is installed as Speaker and serves for two additional years.

*All APhA members are eligible to vote in elections for President-elect and Honorary President per the APhA Bylaws. Other Board position elections are based upon the member category of the member as listed in their profile. Per election guidelines, the list of eligible voters is finalized 30 days prior to the opening of the official voting period. Individuals who join APhA within 30 days of the opening of the official voting period are not eligible to vote in the current election.

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