The 2025-2026 Section Officer Elections are scheduled to be held Saturday, April 26th, at Camp Rock Enon. If you are running for Section Chief, Vice Chief, or Secretary, you must receive a letter of affirmation from your Council Scout Executive or their designee and submit it to Section Adviser John Donat (jdonat@oae9.org) by noon on Wednesday, April 23rd. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Section Adviser John Donat at jdonat@oae9.org.
Youth running for section office must be under the age of 21 through Sunday April 26th, 2026. Section Officer responsibilities can be found on pages 12-14 of the OA Field Operations Handbook located here.
Also, please note that a Section Chief may hold no other elected position in the OA or area, region or national leadership position within Scouting during their term, and they must resign from all lodge and chapter positions within 30 days of their election as Section Chief. This rule only applies to Section Chief, not Section Vice Chief nor Section Secretary.
