tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14253854.post593482521858367122..comments2023-09-01T10:29:13.028-05:00Comments on Thoughts from a Library Administrator: Post #501 - ALA Elections 2011Michael A. Golrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647832832366248030noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14253854.post-65288499253701265292011-04-07T21:24:24.850-05:002011-04-07T21:24:24.850-05:00Michael, thanks! I'm working on a post encoura...Michael, thanks! I'm working on a post encouraging people to vote and I wanted to throw in that stat. :DAbbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618668989233112126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14253854.post-31198870651091090462011-04-07T10:48:02.923-05:002011-04-07T10:48:02.923-05:00It has been consistently less than 25% of personal...It has been consistently less than 25% of personal members. For 2010, it was of 55,330 eligible voters, 11,069 (20.01%) had voted. And for 2009, it was of 56,069 eligible voters, 13,125 (23.41%) had voted.<br /><br />It usually takes just over 2,000 votes to be elected to ALA Council, if that is what you want to know.<br /><br />[My not so secret source? Mary Ghikas posting on the ALA Council list. Here is a link to that post: http://lists.ala.org/sympa/arc/alacoun/2010-04/msg00059.html<br /><br />For this election there are 52,895 eligible voters. As of earlier this week, just under 10% had voted.]Michael A. Golrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974144431152478465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14253854.post-33530806995983098652011-04-07T08:56:52.898-05:002011-04-07T08:56:52.898-05:00Michael, I realize that this question doesn't ...Michael, I realize that this question doesn't really have anything to do with your post ;) but would you happen to know approximately what percentage of ALA members typically vote in the elections?Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618668989233112126noreply@blogger.com