All qualified NYTHA members may participate in electing NYTHA’s Board of Directors. Elections are held every three years. The process for the next election will begin in June 2017, with the vote set to begin in October 2017. The new Board will be instituted in December 2017.

There are three options for eligible members who would like to be included on the ballot for the NYTHA Board.

1. Submit your nomination to the NYTHA Nominating Committee.
2. A General Nomination Meeting will be held during the 2017 Saratoga meeting. If any member wishes to run for the Board, a nomination can be made from the floor during that meeting, if the member consents in writing to the nomination. The nomination has to have two (2) seconds and must be accompanied by a petition signed by at least thirty (30) members of the Association.
3. For a period of 15 days after the General Nomination Meeting, additional candidates may be nominated by petition signed by at least fifty (50) members in good standings, provided the petition is filed with the NYTHA Nominating Committee during the 15-day period following the General Nominating Meeting and is accompanied by the candidate’s affidavit and policy statement, if any.

If you would like to participate in the voting process as a NYTHA member, please register online so that we can update our records and contact you with information during the election process.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION OR TO SERVE AS A NYTHA DIRECTOR, YOU MUST:
(A) Have been a member in good standing of NYTHA (licensed by the New York State Gaming Commission and have had at least one starter at a NYRA track in the two calendar years prior to the election) for at least 50% of the racing season during the one year (365 days) immediately preceding the date of his/her nomination.
(B) Remain a member in good standing for the entire term of his/her directorship.
(C) Have started one or more horses a minimum of five times at a NYRA track while a member of NYTHA in the one year immediately preceding the date of his/her nomination.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION OR TO SERVE AS NYTHA PRESIDENT, YOU MUST:
(A) Have been a member in good standing of NYTHA (licensed by the New York State Gaming Commission and have had at least one starter at a NYRA track in the two calendar years prior to the election) for at least 50% of the racing season during each of the three years (1,095 days) immediately preceding the date of his/her nomination.
(B) Remain a member in good standing for the entire term of his/her presidency. 
(C) Have started one or more horses a minimum of five times while a member of NYTHA in each of the three years immediately preceding the date of his/her nomination.