Ballot Prep Committee

Our Purpose

The Ballot Prep Committee (BPC) oversees the proposal process – educating the fellowship, calling for and developing proposals, encouraging translations, compiling a Ballot, encouraging the vote, and tallying and announcing the results.

When do we meet?

We are currently meet on the 1st and 3rd  Thursdays at 6:00pm Eastern.
This schedule changes through the Ballot season, depending on our workload. Please consult the Committee calendar for the most current information. 

Meeting ID: 815 3118 9155
Passcode: 90755

How to contact us?

You can email us at: [email protected]

NEW DELEGATES
For assistance with the Ballot, with the Process, or for suggestions for gathering a Group Conscience, please contact us.

Our Members

Chair: Tamara P. (MN and SC, USA)
Members:
Karin S. (IL, USA), Kathleen S. (CA, USA), Mary Jo L. (IL, USA), Pam M. (CA, USA), Sue V. (Toronto, Can)

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BPC Committee Reports

You can find our reports here.

2027 Call For Proposals

The Call for Proposals is scheduled for August 1, 2026 with a deadline of September 30, 2026.

Click HERE to see the Proposal Guidelines document.

Click HERE to submit a Proposal from your group.

Click HERE to listen to a recording of a Proposal Workshop that was held in 2022.

 

PLEASE NOTE: 

At the 2026 ABC, the following floor motion was presented to delegates for a vote:

“We move that, beginning with the next ballot proposal cycle,the online ballot submission process limits the submissions to no more than two ballot proposals from any registered ACA entity (meeting, intergroup, or region) and no more than two ballot proposals submitted by any ACA member, regardless of how many groups they attend. These limits will be applied before the Ballot is sent to groups for voting.”

This motion was passed with 86.67% of votes from Delegates participating in Worldwide Online Voting (voting results can be reviewed at 2026 ABC Day Two Results) and will be presented for minority opinion at the next Conference Business Meeting scheduled on September 26, 2026. Pending results of the minority opinion (as outlined in Appendix VIII of the current OPPM), the motion is expected to go into effect immediately following the Conference Business Meeting on September 26, 2026 and will apply to this 2026-2027 Ballot Process. Please take this into account as you prepare to submit proposals on behalf of your group.

 

General Information

More information about the Ballot process can be found in the Operating Policy and Procedures Manual (OPPM).