We accept the form throughout the year and can even assign leadership mentors to help you get ready!

CLICK HERE to apply for a Board of Director position. 

Congrats on completing the first step (filling out the application) to run for a CCAR Director position! 

The next steps?

Step 2. CCAR will need a bio and a headshot so that we can put them in the online voting system. If we are not supplied a headshot, we will use one that is found online.

Step 3. We will need a pre-recorded video (easily done these days from a cell phone,  ZOOM etc. Our staff is also happy to schedule a zoom meeting to record the video) which will be shown at our Membership Meeting scheduled in September. That is the meeting in which the slate of candidates will be announced and candidate videos will be played. 

TIPS FOR THE VIDEO! Normally candidates answer a few points such as:

• Who you are and what are your qualifications?
• What goals would you have as a director?
• Why members should vote for you.

Your Applicant Candidate Statement (that paragraph that you supplied in your application) will be broadcast to our membership but that is not enough to get you elected. Remember that most elections are contested, which brings us to step 4.

Step 4. You are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to use your sphere of influence and get your office and colleagues to vote! 

Other Notes:

• Voting opens in September and closes right before the October business meeting.
• CANDIDATES SHOULD BE ATTENDING BOTH MEETINGS.
• CANDIDATES SHOULD BE ENCOURAGING THEIR SPHERE TO ATTEND BOTH MEETINGS AND TO VOTE

RESOURCES: Not necessarily for REALTOR boards but relevant to any non-profit leadership campaign

• https://www.networkforgood.com/resource/successful-campaign-planning/ – A good example of how to plan a campaign
• https://hbr.org/2023/04/how-to-become-a-board-member-early-in-your-career
• https://www.canva.com/flyers/templates/charity/ – free flyer creation for campaigning

Any Primary and Secondary REALTOR® member in good standing is eligible to vote.

REALTOR Director: 2 to 3 in any given year. These are three-year term positions.

Affiliate Director: 1, one-year term position.

The first step is always calling for nominations through a broad range of communication and outreach.

The second step allows for interested candidates to fill out an application. 

The third step is the convening of The Nominating Committee. They vet and review the applications and are dedicated to implementing and overseeing this process. 

• Each candidate must meet the following qualifications:
  Must be a REALTOR® member in good standing with CCAR.
• Must have a valid email address.
• Must attend a Professional Standards class and/or a mandatory Professional Standards Committee training annually.
• Must attend a New Director Orientation.
• Must be actively engaged in the real estate industry and hold an active real estate license from the State of Washington (Exception for Affiliate Director Positions)
• Strongly encouraged to be an investor in RPAC.
• Strongly encouraged to be serving on a committee of CCAR, Washington REALTORS or the National Association of REALTORS.
• Cannot miss more than 4 meetings a year.

DIRECTOR: A candidate for a Director position must have a minimum of one [1] year as a member of CCAR.

NOTE: With changes in our bylaws made in 2019, Officers of the board are now elected by serving Directors. Any director that is elected can possibly be elected to an Executive position on the Board of Directors. 

All voting is done through our membership management system (MMSI). This ensures that only qualified members are voting. CCAR Member Portal (mmsi2.com)

Uncontested candidates that meet the candidate criteria are automatically elected at the October business meeting. They will be listed on the ballot to allow for any voting from the floor to take place at the October business meeting. In this manner, we allow for all members to vote their conscience.