Announcement of TALB General Elections 2024


Important TALB Election 2024 Documents to Download

Announcement of TALB General Elections 2024
TALB Declaration of Candidacy | 2024
General Election Guidelines 2024
General Elections Schedule
CTA State Council Representative Declaration of Candidacy


The Teachers Association of Long Beach will be holding its general elections April 23, 2024, through May 3, 2024, for the following offices: 

TALB Officers: 

Secretary
Treasurer 

Nominations are open to all TALB members. 

TALB Board Area Directors:

Cabrillo Elementary Area Director
Jordan Area Secondary Director
Lakewood Area Elementary Director
Millikan Area Elementary Director
Poly Area Secondary Director
Wilson Area Secondary Director 

Nominations are open to TALB members who work in each area. 

Minority – At – Large Director 

Nominations are open to all TALB members who are American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, African American or Hispanic. 

The term for each TALB office is from June 17, 2024, to June 15, 2026. 

3 CTA State Council Representatives 

Nominations are open to all TALB members. 

The term for each CTA State Council Representative is 2024 – 2027. 

Anyone interested in running for office should file a Declaration of Candidacy form so that it is received by Friday, April 5, 2024, at the TALB office, 4362 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807 no later than 4:30 PM. Post-marked dates will not be accepted. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE TO ENSURE THAT THE DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY FORM AND CANDIDATE STATEMENT ARE RECEIVED BY THE DUE DATE AND TIME. 


All candidates may provide TALB with a statement in PDF format. All candidates will be limited to 250 characters. Characters are letters, numbers and punctuation.
Example: I love TALB! = 10 characters.
The candidate statement must be in PDF format and emailed to Ingrid Perez at ingrid@talb.org Statements are due in the TALB office on Friday, April 5, 2024, by 4:30 P.M. Declarations of Candidacy forms are available through your TALB Representative, www.talb.org, or at the TALB office. 


Important Dates

March 26, 2024: Candidacy forms sent to Representatives and available online
April 5, 2024:  Candidacy Declaration Forms Deadline: Due on Friday, April 5 by 4:30 pm.
March 27-April 5, 2024:  Confirmation letters sent to all candidates
April 23, 2024:  Candidate speeches at Representative Council Meeting
April 24 – May 3, 2024:  Electronic voting and written ballots available at TALB office.
Ballots due at the TALB offices by 4:30pm on Friday, May 3, 2024

May 6, 2024: Results will be sent to the membership

See the complete General Election Schedule for Run-off Schedule (if necessary)


 Thank you for participating in this election.

YOU help make TALB a stronger voice for teachers, counselors, speech pathologists, psychologists, nurses and librarians.