Election Timeline
March 26th - Call for Nominations posted to WFTDA Message Board
May 4th - Call for Nominations closed. Nominations must be seconded and accepted.
May 11th - All Nomination Paperwork Due to elections@wftda.com
May 11th - Any relevant member feedback on candidates for vetting due to elections@wftda.com
May 18th - Nominees vetted
May 27th - Nominees approved by BOD
June 1st - Election Ballot language & documentation posted to WFTDA Message Board
June 15th - Election Ballot opens
June 30th - Election Ballot closes
REMINDER: Any relevant member feedback on candidates to be considered during vetting is due to elections@wftda.com by May 11, 2026. It is appreciated if information is submitted sooner rather than later.
Rules Theory Panel Seats 1, 3, & 4
Incumbents:
Seat 1: Lucas
Seat 3: Rat
Seat 4: Micro
Term: Seats (2-year term)
Eligibility: Skater & Official
Candidates:
Please note that the Rules Theory Panel has a limit of 2 Officials on the Panel (this does not include the Chair Seat).
This round only 1 of the open seats can be filled by an Official.
Nomination and Candidate Eligibility
Rules Committee Chair
The Rules Committee Chairperson will be elected for a term of two years. The Chairperson may be elected from either Panel or an independent candidate may choose to run. There is no limit to how many terms a Chairperson may serve.
Rules Theory Panel
Theory Panel members will be elected for two-year terms that are staggered to ensure continuity. There is no limit to how many terms a member may serve.
Completed Nominations Must be Accompanied by:
1- WFTDA Job Application: WFTDA Election Application (fill out and send completed link or PDF along with other materials)
2- Intent to run/derby resume qualifications - goals, plans, dreams, what you’ve done as WFTDA rep, etc.
Responsibilities and Requirements
The Rules Committee is responsible for developing fair, consistent rules that can be understood by players, fans and officials. The Rules Committee will:
Solicit rules concepts and feedback from WFTDA Member Leagues, WFTDA Rules users, officials, WFTDA Games management and fans. Produce ballots to allow the WFTDA Membership to vote on priorities and concepts and to ratify the rules as appropriately addressing the voted concepts. Monitor WFTDA game play, other forms of flat track and banked track roller derby, fan blogs, and roller derby media. Proactively extract feedback from all these sources to continually improve the WFTDA rules and development of the sport of flat track roller derby. Conduct feedback collection, triage issues, and execute rules-related beta testing on a regular basis to keep the WFTDA rules current and revised on a consistent, reasonable schedule. Create and publish rules content, Q&As, and publications. Play an active part in rules discussions on the WFTDA boards, both in the officials and skaters section. Offer guidance and answer questions related to interpreting and understanding the rules. Assist other WFTDA Committees with review of any materials that contain rules content to ensure accuracy and proper integration of rules revisions.
Rules Committee Chair
The Chairperson will manage all of the Committee Panels and staff and responsibilities include:
Innovative, results-driven leadership of the different Rules Committee panels and staff, ensuring that teams are working together in their appropriate roles and duties, goals are set and attained and communication within the committee and to/from Membership is ongoing and productive. Coordinating the efforts of all Committee members and Panels to ensure the proper workflow for rules revisions and deliverables. Moderating discussions and Panel feedback within the Committee. Initiating ballots within the Committee. Defining project plans and with the assistance of the Committee Project Manager, creating a schedule that includes milestones, deliverables and timelines. Acting as the spokesperson for the Committee in the public arena. Ensuring the posting of minutes and completing the quarterly Committee report. Personnel management – job sheets, job postings and issues management.
Rules Theory Panel
The Theory Panel brings a theoretical perspective to the rules management process and is responsible for the study, maintenance and oversight of the Rules of Flat Track Roller Derby. The Theory Panel is charged with gathering information from all the sport’s stakeholders to determine how the game should be played. This requires working closely with skaters, officials, Marketing and Games to ensure that the rules are meeting the needs of these groups. Through continual review of game play, discussion and testing, the Theory Panel creates the concepts behind the Rules of Flat Track Roller Derby and hands them to the Application Panel, who writes the rules content. The Theory Panel’s role on the Committee is to:
Study the rules and maintain rules knowledge for the organization. Observe game play under the WFTDA Rules of Flat Track Roller Derby and game play of other roller derby organizations to seek out best practices, rules implementation data and trends for the growth of the sport. Safeguard and express the basic rules concepts of flat track roller derby and articulate these concepts to the Application Panel, who writes rules content. Formulate ballot content on rules concepts, which may contain specific rules language, for WFTDA Membership vote. Conduct rules beta testing programs and report on findings to WFTDA membership. Solicit proposed changes and feedback from WFTDA Member leagues, the WFTDA rules user community and officials. Monitor rules feedback, providing clarification of rules concepts and content. Review and consider WFTDA Member league, officials’ and WFTDA management proposals for rules revisions, and initiate rules revisions proposals. Create Q&As and clarifications as required and maintain current Rules library. Work with the other members of the Committee to publish rules revisions on an annual revision schedule.
Eligibility
Rules Committee Chair
Candidates for Chairperson must submit a formal application and meet the following experience requirements:
Availability to make the commitment to 1-2 hours per week for attending meetings plus up to 10 hours per week performing tasks and providing deliverables. Ability to have an online presence to supervise and participate in rules discussions. Demonstrated knowledge of the Rules of Flat Track Roller Derby. Knowledge of the game of roller derby. At least two (2) years’ bouting experience in WFTDA regulation interleague games as a skater or official. Participation in at least one (1) WFTDA tournament is a bonus. Strong management skills. Successful participation in one of the two Committee Panels is highly recommended. Strong organizational and communications skills. Experience with coaching and training is a bonus. Ability to think creatively and critically. Ability to meet deadlines. Access to MS Word, Excel, Acrobat and other productivity tools.
Rules Theory Panel
Candidates must submit a formal application and meet the following experience requirements:
Availability to make the commitment to 1-2 hours per week for attending meetings plus up to 10 hours per week performing tasks and providing deliverables. Ability to have an online presence (at least every other day) to review and participate in discussions. Demonstrated knowledge of the Rules of Flat Track Roller Derby. Knowledge of the game of roller derby. At least two (2) years’ bouting experience in WFTDA regulation interleague games as a skater or official. Participation in at least one (1) WFTDA tournament is a bonus. Application Panel candidates must show strong technical writing ability, providing samples of applicable work. Marketing research, balloting or survey writing skills are a strong bonus. Strong organizational and communications skills. Experience with coaching and training is a bonus. Ability to think creatively and critically. Ability to meet deadlines. Access to MS Word, Excel, Acrobat and other productivity tools.
Nominations and Vetting
All nominations shall be posted in one location under Tell Your League on the WFTDA Board. This thread is the official WFTDA nomination thread.
Nominations can be made by any Member Organization, and each nomination must be seconded by a representative from another Member Organization and accepted by the nominee.
The Election Committee reviews all nominees prior to drafting election ballots, in order to confirm compliance with candidate and election requirements. Once the nominees are vetted, the election language will be posted to the forum.