The DA Ireland Elections are coming up this May for the 2025-2027 term. Here are key dates for the calendar:
Key Dates
March 31, 2025: Announcement of Key Dates and Elections Cycle commencing (this note)
April 15, 2025: Call for Nominations and official elections information announcement
May 1st: Nominations close
No later than May 3rd: List of nominated Candidates and their statements will be sent to DA-Ireland members and posted on the DA-Ireland website. If multiple candidates to arise, we may organize a virtual meet the candidates forum as well.
May 17th at JR Mahon's in Dublin 1pm and via Zoom: Election meeting is held in person (in Dublin) and remotely. Voting will be in real time, and electronic (using computers, tablets and Smartphones) and the NEC will announce the results. Because of the opportunity for joining remotely, early voting will not be arranged. However if you would like to proxy your vote to another member, proxy instructions will be sent in the next announcement and again when candidates are announced.
Positions to be filled include:
Chair
Vice Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Counsel
and Four At-large members (including one young democrat member under 40 if possible)
You can read the DA-Ireland Bylaws (which describe the Officer and other Executive Committee positions and DPCA voting allocations, and articles 15&16 covers Elections and Nominations. The Bylaws document can be found here:
Our work is more important than ever, and our record number of voter registration requests from Ireland in 2024 show the level of engagement and participation that Americans share here as part of the community. Our votes will be important to support our candidates and others committed to preserving Democracy around the globe.
Many of our leadership team are term limited in their current capacities and are not seeking re-election in their current roles. They are very willing to train and on board new members of the committee! If you are interested in speaking with a member of the NEC about a certain role or opportunity, please do not hesitate to reach out. Please consider how you might contribute to the Party’s future success as part of the DA Ireland leadership team. If you have any questions, please contact the NEC at the following email: [email protected].
Your 2025 NEC Committee:
Mary Jo Braid-Forbes
Patti McCann
Patti Shields