Voters Guide

The 2013 national AAP election for president-elect, district officers and bylaws referenda will begin on Oct. 25 and run through Nov. 25. Look for an email message from the AAP election coordinator in late October with your personalized direct link to the ballot. No other login information will be required. In addition, there will be a link to the ballot on the AAP website, www.aap.org. To access it, log on to MyAAP, and click on the ballot link. Members will be asked to choose their next president-elect: Sandra G. Hassink, M.D., M.S., FAAP, or Thomas W. Tryon, M.D., M.B.A., FAAP. The winner will serve as the 2015 AAP president. Voters also will elect district officers in six out of 10 districts: district chairpersons (who serve as AAP Board members), district vice chairpersons and National Nominating Committee representatives. The new presidentelect and newly elected district officers will take office on Jan. 1, 2014. AAP News election coverage continues in this special section. See the August issue of AAP News for profiles of the president-elect candidates and on the AAP Election Center on the AAP website, www.aap.org (login required). If you have any questions on the election procedures, contact Ethan Jewett, director, Executive Services, at 800-433-9016, ext. 7502, or ejewett@aap.org.