Election Timeline
The elective officers of the Society – President, three (3) Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, and four (4) Directors-at-Large – are elected by the members of the Society every three years. At the same time, the APS membership also elects two (2) members of the American Philatelic Research Library Board of Trustees.
Links are provided to the right of the screen for general election information and the forms required.
APS Elections: President, Board of Vice Presidents (Slate of three), Secretary, Treasurer, Director-at-Large (Four seats)
APRL Elections: Trustee (Two elected at-large and one elected by Founder/Patrons/Vooys Fellows)
- October 1, 2024: Earliest possible day to receive nominations and seconds for candidates.
- November 1, 2024: Nominating period officially opens.
- November 2024: An election announcement will appear in The American Philatelist.
- December 31, 2024: Deadline for APS/APRL candidates to participate in the joint candidate mailing to APS Chapters.
- January - April 2025: A list of all nominated candidates will appear in The American Philatelist.*
* All candidates that have qualified for the ballot will be noted.
- Mid-January 2025: Joint APS/APRL candidate mailing sent to all APS chapters.
- January 30, 2025: The deadline for the appointment and confirmation of the Election Review Board.
- March 1, 2025: The deadline for APS/APRL candidate statements to appear in the May issue of The American Philatelist.
- March 31, 2025: Nominating period officially closes. All nominations and seconds must be submitted.
- April 1, 2025: Deadline to send any Bylaws amendments to the APS Secretary.
- May 1, 2025: The voting period officially opens. Candidate statements will appear online and in the May issue of The American Philatelist.
- June 11, 2025: Voting closes at noon.
- June 17, 2025: Results tabulated and announced on Society website and via electronic mail.
- August 16, 2025: New officers will be installed following the General Membership Meeting at the Great American Stamp Show 2025, Schaumburg, IL.