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Core Announces 2025 Ballot Measure Outcomes
CHICAGO—Yesterday Core, a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced the outcomes of four ballot measures.
The first proposed amendment to Core Bylaws was to add the Diversity & Inclusion Committee as a committee of the Board and remove the Advocacy Committee as a committee of the Board. This passed with 818 yes votes (86.01%) to 133 no votes (13.99%).
The second proposed amendment was a vote to clarify and emphasize that the election for Division Councilor will follow ALA’s bylaws. This passed with 941 yes votes (98.43%) to 15 no votes (1.57%).
The third proposed amendment was a vote to standardize term limits for Directors-at-Large to match those for Division Councilor. This passed with 931 yes votes (96.48%) to 34 no votes (3.52%).
The fourth proposed amendment was a vote to increase the term lengths for Nominating Committee members and incorporate details of the Committee’s role in the nominations process. This also passed with 930 yes votes (96.27%) to 36 no votes (3.73%).
Additional election results, including those for Core president-elect, division councilor, director-at-large, and Metadata and Collections Section Chair-Elect, are available on the Core News Release.
About Core
Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is the national association that advances the profession of librarians and information providers in central roles of leadership and management, collections and technical services, and technology. Our mission is to cultivate and amplify the collective expertise of library workers in core functions through community building, advocacy and learning. Core is a division of the American Library Association. Follow us on our Blog, Instagram, or LinkedIn.
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Julie Reese
Executive Director
American Library Association
Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures
jreese@ala.org
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