LITERARY DIVISION
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Literary Division is scheduled to hold elections in 2007. The Administrator will be contacting members shortly to seek volunteers to serve on the Nominating Committee ATA will offer adminsitrative support for the Nominating Committee members and in particular the Director of Divisions, Jamie Padula, jamie@atanet.org.

TIMETABLE FOR 2007 ATA DIVISION ELECTIONS

--May 31, 2007
Nominating Committee appointed
Call for nominations broadcast to division membership in June
Call for nominations published in spring or summer issue of division newsletter
Nomination form posted on division website

--July 14 (16 weeks before Annual Meeting of the division)
Nominating Committee submits report to ATA Division Relations Manager along with a written acceptance letter from each candidate

--July 28 (14 weeks before Annual Meeting of the division)
Slate of candidates published to membership along with a written candidate statement from each candidate

--August 28 (45 days after publication of slate)
Deadline for receipt of petitions to add candidates to slate; each petition must include a written acceptance letter from the candidate to be added

--September 22 (6 weeks before the Annual Meeting of the division)
Ballots for opposed elections mailed to membership by ATA Headquarters
Inspector of Elections and at least 1 assistant must be appointed by the division administrator

--October 27 (7 days before the Annual Meeting of the division)
Deadline for receipt of ballots by Inspector of Elections in care of ATA Headquarters

--November 3 (Annual Division Meeting at ATA's 48th Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA)
Inspector of Elections receives ballots and announces election results or officers are elected by acclamation

The election guidelines include templates and forms for many of the above steps. ATA Headquarters will assist each Nominating Committee in tailoring these to their specific division.