Southern Ontario Library Service

Election to SOLS Board

To be eligible to run for election to SOLS’ Board and to vote in the election, one must be appointed to the local Trustee Council by a library board. In cases where multiple trustees from a library participate in Trustee Council meetings, only the appointee may participate in the election. If you are unclear as to your status, please contact Nancy McPherson at nmcpherson@sols.org.

Nomination Guidelines

1.   Each Trustee Council may elect two members to SOLS Board, with the exception of Trustee Council 7 which may elect one member.

2.   Nominations may be made in advance of the meeting by email to your Trustee Council listserv (http://lists.library.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/), or at the meeting itself.

3.   A mover and a seconder is required for nominations. Interested members may nominate themselves with the support of a seconder.

4.   Nominees do not need to be present at the meeting, however, their willingness to stand for election should be established in advance.  

5.   At the meeting, the SOLS staff representative will: 

• Announce nominations already received and seek seconders if necessary.
• Open nominations to the floor.
• Close nominations and announce the slate of nominees.
• Facilitate voting by secret ballot¹. 
• Announce the outcome.
• Destroy the ballots.

Further Information 

“Information for Prospective Board Members” was distributed at the fall Trustee Council meetings and may also be found at prospectiveboardmembers.htm.