The slate was announced to the membership on December 8, 2025. Candidates have more than 3 weeks from the slate announcement to the membership to have signatures submitted to support their petition to require a competitive election for the IFT Board of Directors. The deadline for signatures to be submitted is 5:00 p.m. CST on January 5, 2026.
Signatures will be received and verified by IFT Audit Firm, CliftonLarsonAllen. Completed signature forms should be scanned and emailed to [email protected]. A copy of the petition form must be signed by 5% of Premier members, as of the time of the slate announcement, to reach the necessary threshold to require a competitive election for the IFT Board of Directors. At the end of the petition period, the CEO of IFT will notify petitioning candidates whether or not they have reached the necessary threshold.
To verify the legitimacy of member support of the petition, the following shall apply:
A form will be provided to candidates who wish to submit a petition. The form will include the following information:
- Statement of support for candidate petitioning
- IFT Member Number
- Full Name
- Home Address
- Email Address
- Wet Signature
A copy of the form must be signed by 5% of Premier Members of the Institute. A wet signature is defined as the process of signing a physical paper document, form or contract with pen and ink. A copy of the wet signature on the provided petition form must be scanned and emailed to CliftonLarsonAllen ([email protected]) from the corresponding member email on file with IFT to be counted towards the total number of signatures.