Willingness-to-Serve Notice
2025 Base Representative Elections
 Election Notice
Pursuant to Article VI, Section 2 of the APFA Constitution, Notifications of Willingness-to-Serve are now being accepted for the Base Representative position of Base President, Base Vice President, and Base Council Representative for all bases. A complete list of duties for these positions can be found in Article III, Section 7 of the APFA Constitution. The two-year term for these positions begins April 1, 2025 and ends March 31, 2027.
Candidate Information
This election is open to all members in good standing. Each candidate must be a member in good standing by the closing of the Willingness-to-Serve deadline on January 25, 2025, at 10:00am (CT). Any member in good standing may self-nominate or may nominate another member. Candidates not self-nominated will be contacted by the National Ballot Committee to confirm their Willingness-to-Serve. The candidate you are nominating will have (3) days to accept the nomination after the Willingness-to-Serve closes, or they will not appear on the ballot per APFA Policy Manual, Section 14.G.4.a.(2). Please refer to the APFA Policy Manual, Section 14.G, for Willingness-to-Serve form policies and procedures.
Virtual Candidate Forum
On January 27, 2025, at 1:00pm (CT), the National Ballot Committee will host a virtual candidate forum. All candidates are strongly encouraged to attend to gain insights and detailed information on the election process and to ask any questions they may have.
Voter Information
To be able to vote, each APFA member must be a member in good standing by March 10, 2025 at 5:00pm (CT). A member will also be eligible to vote if an official APFA payment plan is executed by February 12, 2025 at 5:00pm (CT), per APFA Policy Manual, Section 2.G.7.f.
Election Timetable
| Date & Time | Event |
|---|---|
| December 26th, 2024 at 10:00am CT | Willingness-to-Serve Opens |
| January 25th, 2025 at 10:00am CT | Willingness-to-Serve Closes |
| January 27th, 2025 at 1:00pm CT | Virtual Candidate Forum |
| February 12th, 2025 at 10:00am CT | Ballots Mailed/Election Opens |
| March 7th, 2025 at 12:00pm CT | Deadline for Dup. Ballot Requests |
| March 10th, 2025 at 5:00pm CT | Member in Good Standing/Voter Eligibility Deadline |
| March 14th, 2025 at 10:00am CT | Election Closes/Ballot Count @ APFA |
Ballot Count
The ballot count will be held on March 14, 2025, at 10:00am (CT) at:
APFA Headquarters
1004 West Euless Boulevard
Euless, Texas 76040
Members in good standing are welcome to attend. Once the National Ballot Committee certifies the election results, a hotline will be sent to the membership.
Instructions for Willingness-to-Serve (WTS)
Any active member in good standing may nominate themselves or another member. You must be a member in good standing at the closing deadline of this Willingness-to-Serve, if you are not a member in good standing at the closing deadline of the Willingness-to-Serve, your Willingness-to-Serve will be deemed ineligible
The Willingness-To-Serve (WTS) form is Electronic. APFA will not accept paper Willingness-To-Serves. The only acceptable form is the electronic form found on the APFA website. There is an acknowledgment box and signature line at the end of the form that you will need to sign electronically. There are instructions on how to sign the form on the WTS. Once you have completed the form, you will click the submit button. You will receive a notice that your WTS has been submitted and a copy will be sent to  the email address you provided along with an Entry ID#. You need only submit your WTS one (1) time, but if you submit more than (1), for any reason, only the last submission received will be used.
NOTE: You can 'Save Progress & Continue Later'. This option allows you to return to your Willingness-to-Serve later to complete. Under the 'Save Progress & Continue Later', it will allow you to email yourself a link that will bring you back to your form to complete. The link is valid until the form is submitted or the date the Willingness-to-Serve closes (January 25, 2025 at 10:00am CT). Once you submit the form the link will no longer be valid.
To submit your form, finish filling out ALL required fields and click Submit at the end. Saving your progress will NOT submit your form.
Each candidate’s information will be reprinted with a consistent format, and no graphics will be included. All candidates’ information is optional, including personal statements and references. There will be no corrections made to spelling, punctuation, grammar, capitalization, intent or content. Per the APFA Policy Manual, Section 14.g.8.c, if limitations are exceeded, personal statements will be cut off at natural sentence break, and biographical information will be brought into compliance by cutting off line items where exceeded, and/or deleting the oldest items. The NBC will advise you if there is truncation because limitations were exceeded. You will not be provided an opportunity to make revisions to the candidate booklets provided to the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee.
If you are nominating someone, you are responsible for filling out any/all sections of the WTS including references, personal statements, and biographical information as all of this will be included in the electronic candidate booklet. The individual you are nominating will not have the opportunity to fill these sections out after the WTS is received.
It is your responsibility to inform references that their names will appear on your submitted Willingness-to-Serve and published Candidate Booklet.
References listed must be members in good standing at the time of the Willingness-to-Serve closing on January 25, 2025, at 10:00am (CT).
Thank you for your interest in the 2025 Base Representative Willingness-to-Serve. The form is now closed.
APFA Headquarters
1004 West Euless Boulevard
Euless, Texas 76040
M-F: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
Contract & Scheduling Desk
M-Th: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
Live Chat Messaging
Fridays: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Currently, no scheduled events...
APFA Headquarters
1004 West Euless Boulevard
Euless, Texas 76040
M-F: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
Contract & Scheduling Desk
M-Th: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
Live Chat Messaging
Fridays: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Currently, no scheduled events...
APFA Headquarters
1004 West Euless Boulevard
Euless, Texas 76040
M-F: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
Contract & Scheduling Desk
M-Th: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
Live Chat Messaging
Fridays: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Currently, no scheduled events...