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IEEE to Reward Sections for High Voter Turnout in Annual Election

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Why This Matters

IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization, is offering cash rewards to local Sections that achieve the highest voter turnout in its annual election, a sign of how hard it is to get members engaged in professional governance. Because IEEE's board shapes standards work, publications, and policy positions that ripple across engineering fields, who votes — and how few do — matters to the broader tech community.

Key Takeaways

For this year’s IEEE annual election, the IEEE Tellers Committee 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 IEEE Board of Directors.The incentive initiative is managed by the Tellers Committee, which retains full authority over all rules, operations, and decisions regarding the program.

Incentive guidelines

The Section sizes and their respective reward amounts are:

Large sections 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.

Medium sections consist of 501 to 1,500 eligible voting members. Each region’s top-performing medium section will receive $600.

Small sections consist of 500 or fewer eligible voting members. The top-performing small section in each region will receive $400.

To learn more about the incentive program, visit the IEEE annual election website. If you haven’t voted in the 2026 elections, you can learn about the candidates and vote here. Send questions to: [email protected].