Results of 2024 Ratification Vote

Voting on the 2024 ratification ballot concluded at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on 3 May. Resolution 2024-1, which encouraged MLA members to call on the firms holding their retirement investments to divest in fossil fuels, was not ratified by the membership. Resolutions forwarded to the membership must be ratified by a majority vote in which the number of those voting for ratification equals at least 10% of the association’s membership. The percentage of the membership that voted in favor of ratification of Resolution 2024-1 was 7.6%. The MLA does not invest association funds in fossil fuels.