| Note:
This calendar only lists specifics for this committee. The chair
should also refer to the Calendar
for Committee Chairs, Checklist
for Running a Meeting and Tips
for ACRL Leaders in this manual.
October - February
Nominating Committee appointed by section
vice-chair/chair-elect
April
Informational materials on nominations
and elections sent by ACRL office to Nominating Committee.
Names of members of Nominating Committees
and call for nominations published in College & Research Libraries
News.
Annual Conference
Nominating Committee meets to finalize
a slate of candidates.
August 1
Nominating Committee invites nominees
to become candidates for office. Formal letters of consent, along
with biographical data sheets, must be obtained from nominees to be forwarded
by the committee chair to the ACRL office by January 15. DLS Bylaws
mandate that the Nominating Committee ask each candidate to provide a "brief
statement of objectives for the section" in time for the statement to be
published prior to balloting. (See "Instructions for Submitting Your
Biographical Information Form" on page 7-2. ACRL refers to a "statement
of concern", while DLS' bylaws uses the terminology "statement of objectives".)
January
15
Names of petition candidates with completed
biographical form and "brief statement of objectives for the section" are
due in the ACRL office for officer positions. Information on the
candidates for the Discussion Group should be sent to the chair of the
Communications Committee, noting that returned ballots should be sent to
the chair of the Nominating Committee..
April
ALA mails out ballots for section officers.
The ballot for Discussion Group elections are included in the spring issue
of the section newsletter.
June
Candidates for section officers are notified
of election results by ALA. |
