ALA Elections
Ballot mailing for the 2025 ALA election is now open, and will run through April 2, 2025. Log-in to your member account, and vote today!
To cast your vote:
- Click on the vote button below or copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://vote.yeselections.com/ala/custom.vote
- Log into your ALA member account. For assistance with log-in issues, e-mail loginhelp@ala.org
Note: To submit your ballot, you must click "Vote" on the Ballot Summary Page in order for your selections to be recorded. You cannot save a partially finished ballot and return later to complete and submit your ballot.
Election results will be made available on Monday, April 7, 2025. ALA is partnering with election provider, YesElections. For technical assistance with the voting process, please contact Help+ALA@yeselections.com or (866) 384-9978.
ALA Election
ALA President Candidates
Members will be asked to vote for no more than one (1) ALA President-elect candidate.
Candidate Websites:
ALA Presidential Candidates Forum occurred on Friday, March 7. To view the recording, click here.
Cronk, Jamison, McCauley seek ALA presidency for 2026-2027
Note: Jamison withdraws candidacy for 2025-2026 ALA president-elect on March 7, 2025
ALA Treasurer Candidates
Members will be asked to vote for no more than one (1) ALA Treasurer candidate.
Candidate Website: Larry Neal
ALA Treasurer Candidate Forum occurred on Tuesday, February 25. To view the recording, click here.
Neal, Thornton running for 2025-2028 ALA treasurer
Note: Thornton withdraws candidacy for 2025-2028 ALA treasurer on December 9, 2024
ALA Councilor at Large Candidates
Members will be asked to vote for no more than twelve (12) Councilor-at-Large candidates:
- ALA Nominating Committee announces councilors-at-large candidates
- American Library Association announces slate of petition council candidates for 2025 election
Candidate Biographies
Candidate biographies of the ALA President-elect, ALA Treasurer, and ALA Councilor at Large candidates can be found by clicking here.
Bylaw Amendment
In accordance with the ALA Bylaws, the following bylaw amendments will be referred to the ALA Membership for ratification.
Members will be asked to vote "Yes" or "No" to adopt the ALA Bylaws Amendments.
- ACTION ITEM 1: The ALA Council approved the Resolution on the ALA Executive Board Composition CD 48 at their Council Meeting on Saturday, January 25, 2025. For more information, please review the Proposed Bylaw Amendment - ALA Executive Board Composition
- ACTION ITEM 2: The ALA Council approved the Removal of Annual Estimates of Income reference in the ALA Bylaws ALA CD 25.1 at their Council Meeting on June 30, 2024. For more information, please review the Proposed Bylaws Amendment - ALA Annual Estimates of Income
Resources
ALA President Position Description, Traits & Attributes, FAQs
ALA Treasurer Position Description, Traits & Attributes
ALA Councilor Position Description, Traits & Attributes
Candidate Biographical Form submit by September 16, 2024
Candidate Open House Webinar for Members (by the 2022 Nominating Committee)
Candidate Open House Webinar for Members (by the 2023 Nominating Committee)
2024 Election Results
The 2024 ALA election results are in! Read on to learn more about this year's elected officials.
