AFT NJ Delegate Assembly meets at least four (4) times a year. The meetings may be in person or on Zoom. The meetings are generally held in October, January, March and June. Past meetings have been held from 7:00-8:30 pm.The term is from September 2026-August 2028.
URA members may nominate themselves, and members may nominate other members to serve as delegates to the State Delegate Assembly. Nominations (of self and others) can be made via the Delegate Nomination Form – Fill out form by February 6 at 3 pm or at the membership meeting on February 9, 2026. Delegate nominees must be signed members in good standing.
The President plus eight (8) Delegate Assembly members will be elected along with alternates. Candidates will be ranked highest to lowest vote-getter for purposes of creating a State Assembly Delegate list with Alternates.
Should you be chosen as a delegate, you will be expected to attend and participate in the State Delegate Assembly. The Delegate Assembly responsibilities are located in the AFT NJ Constitution Article III, Section 3, pages 12-14: https://aftnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AFT-New-Jersey_Constitution-final-2024.pdf.
After being notified by the Elections Committee that you have been elected as a State Delegate or Alternate, you will receive further information about the State Assemblies via the URA-AFT Office beginning September of 2026.
Direct questions to elections@ura-aft.org.