The information here is a brief overview. You will need to review Toastmasters International's election protocols for a complete description.

Any member of District 10 Toastmasters in good standing who meets the criteria of the office for which they apply may run

• At the time of taking office, the District Director must have served at least six consecutive months as Club President and at least 12 consecutive months as a Program Quality Director, Division Director, or a combination of these.
• At the time of taking office, the Program Quality Director must have served at least six consecutive months as Club President and at least 12 consecutive months as a Program Quality Director, a Division Director, an Area Director, or a combination of these.
• At the time of taking office, the Club Growth Director must have served at least six consecutive months as Club President and at least 12 consecutive months as a Program Quality Director, a Division Director, an Area Director, or a combination of these.
• At the time of taking office, the Division Director must have served at least six consecutive months as a member of a District Council.

To be nominated or elected, all candidates for District Director, Program Quality Director, Club Growth Director, and Division Director must sign the District Leader Agreement and Release Statement published by Toastmasters International, submit a completed Candidate Biography Form and photograph.

Download this District Leader Qualifications and Responsibilities sheet and review the responsibilities for the elected positions.

District 10 elects the following positions:

• District Director
• Program Quality Director
• Club Growth Director
• Division Directors - one for each Division:
  • Central Division
  • Eastern Division
  • Northern Division
  • Southern Division
  • Western Division

Please see the timeline below

Floor candidates must declare intent to run by no later than April 23, 2023.

Please carefully review Toastmasters International Governing Documents Protocol 9.0 - District Campaigns and Elections, section 11 - Elections.

"For each office, the District Director inquires whether there are additional nominations from the floor.

1. 1. Floor candidates for District Director, Program Quality Director, Club Growth Director, and Division Director who have completed the evaluation process conducted by the DLC are eligible to run from the floor at the Annual Meeting of the District Council, according to Article VII, Section (e), of the District Administrative Bylaws. All eligible floor candidates must declare their intent to run to the District Director at least seven (7) days prior to the elections.

   2. If the DLC report is invalid, candidates for District Director, Program Quality Director, Club Growth Director, and Division Director may be nominated as floor candidates without going through the DLC evaluation process.

   3. Floor candidates must be nominated by a member of the District Council. Floor candidates may self-nominate when they are a member of the District Council.

   4. Floor candidates or, in their absence, their representatives state their eligibility qualifications.

   5. Floor candidates for District Director, Program Quality Director, Club Growth Director, and Division Director must declare their intent to run to the District Director and sign the Officer Agreement and Release Statement at least seven (7) days prior to the elections. Only the Officer Agreement and Release Statements of those elected are sent to World Headquarters.

   6. The District Director may declare any proven level-two or -three policy violations by floor candidates to the District Council.

   7. When nominations are complete, the District Director declares the nominations for that office closed."