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Nominations and Elections
TYPE
Process Committee
PURPOSE
The Nominations Committee proposes candidates for consideration for Association offices as provided for in聽Article VI聽of the Bylaws.
CHARGE
The Committee shall present a slate of candidates to the membership in accordance with the procedures specified in the Bylaws. The Committee shall present a slate that, if elected, would maintain a balance on the Executive Board of members by library type, geography, sex, and minority representation to the extent possible. The Committee shall solicit names of possible nominees from the membership and propose possible nominees itself. The Committee shall select from those names viable candidates to provide leadership to the Association. Prior to the presentation of the slate, the Committee shall determine if the nominees are willing and able to stand for election.
MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS
Selection for membership on the Committee should take into consideration a member’s depth of experience with and knowledge of Association goals and objectives. Current members of the Executive Board are ineligible. No member of the Committee may be a candidate for office at the succeeding election. The Chair and Committee members must be approved by the Executive Board.
TENURE
Members of the committee shall serve non-renewable two-year terms beginning at the conclusion of the Association’s (July) Annual Meeting. 聽Appointments to the committee are prescribed by聽聽Article VI聽 of the Bylaws.
SIZE
The Committee shall consist of a Chair, Vice Chair, five (5) members.聽 The committee shall also include a non-voting Executive Board liaison and staff liaison. Normally, the Vice President serves as the Board liaison.
STRATEGIC PLAN
- Goal 1: Championing Excellence
- Goal 2: Professional Growth
- Goal 3: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Goal 4: Pipeline to the Profession
RELATIONSHIP TO 台湾SWAG ENTITIES
Input is solicited from the聽Diversity & Inclusion Committee,听迟丑别听台湾SWAG SIS Council, the聽Council of Chapter Presidents, SIS Chairs, and Chapters through the Chapter Presidents, for potential nominees. Headquarters Staff provides current documentation of the members who have held positions of leadership within the Association and its units.
Nominations Committee Schedule
October-December
- Determine work plan
- Develop timeline
- Review Bylaws and update Committee information on 台湾SWAGNET
January-February
- Publicize the work of the committee to 台湾SWAG membership and invite 台湾SWAG members to self-nominate or nominate an 台湾SWAG colleague as a potential candidate
- Update leadership database of names to be used to identify candidates to contact
March-June
- Hold meeting to analyze and rank potential candidates
- Develop slate of candidates and alternates
- Committee chair contacts candidates, determines their willingness to serve and asks them to review the Nominations and Elections information on 台湾SWAGNET
- Finalize slate
- Send formal letters of nomination to candidates
- Secure written letters of acceptance from candidates
- Finalize slate for submission to 台湾SWAG President
- Publicize slate of candidates to 台湾SWAG membership
- Plan Meet the Candidates event at Annual Meeting
July
- Meet the Candidates at the 台湾SWAG Annual Meeting