IEEE to Reward Sections for High Voter Turnout in Annual Election

<img src="https://spectrum.ieee.org/media-library/illustration-of-a-ballot-box-inside-a-dollar-bill-symbolizing-money-in-elections.jpg?id=67749579&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C62%2C0%2C63"/><br/><br/><p>For this year’s IEEE annual <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/ieee-annual-election-2026" target="_self">election</a>, the IEEE <a href="https://ethw.org/IEEE_Tellers_Committee_History" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tellers Committee </a>will recognize the Sections with the highest voter turnout (based on total eligible voters) in each Region with an incentive reward after the election results are accepted by the <a href="https://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/board" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Board of Directors</a>.The incentive initiative is managed by the Tellers Committee, which retains full authority over all rules, operations, and decisions regarding the program.</p><h2>Incentive guidelines </h2><p>The Section sizes and their respective reward amounts are:</p><ul><li><strong>Large sections</strong><span> consist of more than 1,501 eligible voting members. The top-performing large section in each IEEE region will be rewarded with US $1,000.<br/></span></li><li><strong>Medium sections</strong><span> consist of 501 to 1,500 eligible voting members. Each region’s top-performing medium section will receive $600.<br/></span></li><li><strong>Small sections</strong><span> consist of 500 or fewer eligible voting members. The top-performing small section in each region will receive $400.</span></li></ul><p>To learn more about the incentive program, visit the <a href="https://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/election" target="_blank">IEEE annual election website</a>. If you haven’t voted in the 2026 elections, you can <a href="https://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/election/candidates" target="_blank">learn about the candidates</a> and <a href="https://services10.ieee.org/idp/startSSO.ping?PartnerSpId=AnnualElection" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">vote here</a>. Send questions to: <a href="mailto:elections@ieee.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">elections@ieee.org</a>.</p> Reference: https://ift.tt/BoaQcIk