Governance

How to Vote

Voting Deadline

Ballots will be distributed to all eligible ACS members to enable them to vote for the office of President-Elect in the ACS Presidential Succession.

  • Members with mailing addresses in Districts III and VI will also receive ballots enabling them to vote for District Director. 
  • All voting Councilors will receive ballots enabling them to vote for Director-At-Large.

How To Vote

  • Online Voting

    Online voting is available 24 hours per day. Online ballots must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. (Central Time, USA) of the deadline date.

    Go to: https://www.directvote.net/ACS/

    (You can also copy and paste the link into your browser address bar.)

    What you will need:

    • Your member account number
    • Your Personal PIN number

    These are on the personal ballot that was sent to you.

    Lost your account number or PIN?

    Contact Survey & Ballot Systems, Customer Service:

    • Phone: 1-866-909-3549
      Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Central Time, USA, excluding holidays)
    • Email: support@directvote.net

    *Your ballot will arrive from:
    ACS Election Coordinator <noreply@directvote.net> 

    Please white-list Survey & Ballot Systems to help ensure that the email does not get caught in your spam filtering. If you have not received your electronic ballot by September 29, please check your spam folder before calling Survey & Ballot Systems.

  • Mail-in Ballot

    Mail-in Ballots

    Mail-in ballots must be received (NOT postmarked) by October 22. Please allow time for delivery by the U.S. Postal Service to Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

    The return paper ballot is blue and white and is titled “Official Mail-in Ballot.” The return envelope is white and has the statement “Election Ballot Envelope” with the Survey & Ballot Systems return address in Eden Prairie, MN printed on it.

    The mailing address for ballots is:

    American Chemical Society
    C/O Survey & Ballot Systems
    7653 Anagram Drive
    Eden Prairie, MN 55344-7311

Have a Question?

Contact ACS Governance