#UUAVote2017

Process leading to 2017 UUA election did not anticipate a nominee dropping out.

The committee charged with selecting two candidates to run for UUA president is seeking feedback about its process, which was used for the first time in the 2017 election.

Minister of Phoenix, Arizona, congregation wins three-way race to become UUA’s ninth elected president and the first woman elected to the office.

Technology allows congregational delegates to participate and vote even if they cannot travel to New Orleans.

It is the job of the UUA to assure that every congregation and covenanted community has the opportunity and resources to thrive.

I promise to ignite faith, empower change, and advance justice.

Three things are essential: Spiritual vitality, partnership, and organizing for impact.

Because there are more than two candidates, this election will be the first since 1977 to use the UUA’s instant runoff voting provision. Delegates’ second-choice pick may be the deciding factor.

The three candidates running for UUA president met in the first of five regional candidate forums on April 1 in Bethesda, Maryland.

The Rev. Peter Morales steps down three months before end of term amid charges that a senior hire reflects white supremacy and failures to promote staff diversity.

Latest senior hire, of a white man, highlights staff leadership that remains mostly white.

With three candidates on ballot, UUA will use instant run-off voting for first time since 1977; regional candidate forums begin February 25.