Tip Sheet #25a
Nominating Committee Calendar
October–February
- Nominating Committee appointed by section vice-chair/chair-elect.
April
- Informational materials on nominations and elections sent by the ACRL office to Nominating Chair.
- Names of Nominating Committee chairs and call for nominations published in College & Research Libraries News.
Annual Conference
- Nominating Committee meets to finalize the slate of candidates.
July/August
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Nominating Committee invites nominees to become candidates for office and requests formal letters of consent from the nominees.
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Check the section manual to determine if a statement of concern is required or optional.
September 14
- The nominating chair sends the formal letters of consent and a complete slate for the ACRL ballot to the ACRL office by September 14. Upon receipt of this information the Web address for the ALA online ballot form will be sent to those candidates that have submitted their letter of concent.
October 26
- Candidates must have completed filling out their biographical information and statements of concern on the ALA online ballot Web site.
December
- Names of candidates for office published in College & Research Libraries News.
January 25
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Names of petition candidates with completed biographical information and statement of concern are due at ACRL.
March
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ALA mails out ballots for section officers.
May
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Candidates for section officers are notified of election results by ALA during the first week of May.
Special Note* Contact the ACRL office with questions and concerns relating to the nominations process.