Council Elections

2025 Council Election Information

The timeline, call for nominations, candidate information, and directions for the election procedure for the 2025 WGAE Council Election are detailed below. If you have questions, please refer to the Elections FAQ or email Elections.

The 2025 Council Election will be held on Thursday, September 18, 2025.

Voting online and by mail begins at 9:00 AM ET on Friday, September 5, 2025. The voting period for the 2025 Council Election ends at 5:00 PM ET on Thursday, September 18, 2025.

The Annual Meeting, where members may vote in-person, takes place at 4:30pm ET on September 18, 2025.

The 2025 election will be conducted according to approved amendments to the WGAE Constitution, which provide that Guild members nominate and vote only for Council & Vice President seats allotted to their work sector.

The 2025 election includes the following seats:

President
Secretary-Treasurer
Film/TV/Streaming Vice President
Six (6) Film/TV/Streaming Council seats
Three (3) Online Media Council seats

There are no open seats in the Broadcast/Cable/Streaming News sector this year.

Call for Nominations

The 2025 nominations period begins on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Sector nomination forms and directions for the election procedure are available to download below during the nomination period.

Any current member who has been in good standing for one year preceding the election is qualified to run for President or Secretary-Treasurer.

To be entitled to nominate or self-nominate a candidate for work sector Vice President or work sector Council seats, a member must be in good standing and a member of the sector for which they are nominating themselves or another candidate.

The deadline to submit nominations is 5:00pm ET on Monday, July 21, 2025.

If a member is nominated for a Vice President or Council seat in a work sector to which they do not belong, that nomination will not be valid.

2025 Timeline

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 – Call for Nominations announced; Nomination period begins.
Monday, July 21, 2025 by 5:00pm ET – Nomination deadline.
Monday, August 18, 2025 – Nominees announced to members.
Monday, August 25, 2025 – Candidate Statements sent to members in good standing.
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 – Candidate Forum.
Friday, September 5, 2025 at 9:00am ET – Voting online and by mail begins.
Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 4:30pm ET – In-person voting at the Guild office; RSVP required.
Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 5:00pm ET – All voting ends.
Friday, September 19, 2025 – Two-year terms for newly elected Council members begin.