April 12 Deadline for ABA Board Election Ballots

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Next Tuesday, April 12, is the last day for all main store members to vote in the 2016 American Booksellers Association Board of Directors elections. A link to the ballot was sent on March 14 in an e-mail from ABA CEO Oren Teicher.

One person per ABA Member ID number may vote, and a BookWeb login and the store ID number are required. Ballots are due by midnight EDT on April 12; ballots submitted after that time will not be counted.

Stores that need the ballot link or their ID number to vote should contact their ABA member relationship manager (Nathan Halter for the NCIBA, SCIBA, MPIBA, PNBA, SIBA regions at (800) 637-0037, ext. 7514, or Catherine Cusick for the NAIBA, NEIBA, GLIBA, MIBA regions at (800) 637-0037, ext. 7566).

The election results will be announced on April 13, and the new Board members will be welcomed at the ABA Annual Membership Meeting to be held on Thursday, May 12, from 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. at Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center in conjunction with BookExpo America. The Membership Meeting will be preceded by ABA’s Town Hall meeting from 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. All ABA members are encouraged to attend.