Election Announcement & Schedule for 2026 Regional Representatives

Election Announcement & Schedule for 2026 Regional Representatives

The three regions listed below are holding elections for Regional Representatives in 2026. 

Judges may self-nominate or be nominated by other active judges from their region. If you are nominating someone other than yourself, please contact them before nominating to confirm they are willing to serve if elected. You will also need to provide the nominee’s BJCP ID and their email address to complete the form. Both the nominee and the person nominating must be from their respective region and must be active judges.

In order to serve as a Regional Representative, nominees must meet these qualifications: 

• Reside in the region at the time of the election,
• Be an active member status in good standing,
• Ranked National or higher,
• Receive five endorsements from active judges within their region (also submitted through the nomination form). 

Nominations closed at midnight PST on May 20, 2026. Once the election is live, judges in a region with an active election can read candidate statements and access the online voting booth. 

Questions can be sent to the BJCP Election Committee

2026 BJCP Elections Committee

• Andrew Melchers, Chair
• Johann Renner
• Jamye Narramore
• Andrés Torres

2026 BJCP Regions Hosting Elections:

• Asia Pacific 
• EMEA
• Northeast
• West 

The following Reps from each of these regions have shared with the committee their intention to run for re-election. They are:

In the EMEA region, Marek Kaminski has decided not to run for re-election. BJCP thanks him for his years of service to members in the region, and for representing BJCP as an organization. 

Nominate yourself or someone else using this form

2026 Elections Timeline

• Nominations Open: 5/1
• Nominations Close: 5/20
• Candidate Statements Due: 6/2
• Election Opens: 6/10
• Election Closes: 6/30

BJCP Regional Elections Cycle

Regional representative elections are conducted in a repeating cycle, in each region, every three years. The election cycle is as follows: