Polls are closed, now the counting
April 25, 2007 8:15 pm American Library AssociationLast night at 11:59 pm central daylight time the ALA polls closed. Now it is time to count the votes. On May 1 the ALA Election Committee will meet in Chicago and certify the results. Later that day ALA will make the results public. Watch the ALA Web site for the announcement.
I want to thank all ALA members who participated in this year's election. On April 23 Mary Ghikas, ALA's Senior Associate Executive Director, reported the following:
As of 2:58 pm 4/23/07
Total Voted 14,449 (25.91%)
That breaks down to 12,819 web ballots and 1,630 paper ballots
Compared to 4/23/06
Total Voted 13,992 (23.80%)
That breaks down to 12,046 web ballots and 1,956 paper ballots
The increase in participation, even though it is an increase of only 2.11%, is heartening. The more members who participate in our democratic process, the better! Again, I offer my thanks to every ALA member who voted in the election and I doubly thank all who voted for me for vice-president/president elect! Not until today did it occur to me that I might live a Chicago native's fantasy–to win an election in a Chicago-based organization…and an honest one at that!
