• Provide confidentiality and safeguard agency and individual teacher data; • Provide one vote per person; • Be capable of including pdf attachments on the ballot for each nominee; • Allow voting 24 hours a day for a specified period; • Accommodate and process approximately 100,000 eligible voters; • Meet the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards; • Provide Nomination Forms to all eligible voters by August 1, 2025; • Conduct the election during a period that runs from October 15th , 2025, through January 1, 2026; • Tabulate accurate results by February 6, 2026; • Provide voter authentication; • Monitor the election results in real-time; • Have a mechanism for users to resolve vote tabulation disputes; • Be able to add and delete voters as individuals become eligible or ineligible; • Be able to audit votes; • Allow dial-in voting as well for those who cannot access the online platform; • Offer voter notification services; • Provide training to election administrators; • Provide a user-friendly guide to voters; • Provide Multi-Lingual ballots; • Allow for second–round, and potential third round voting, in the case that more than 25 eligible candidates meet the qualifications to be placed on the ballot; • Allow for a run-off election in the event of a tie.
