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“The following ACRL members are either nominated or petition candidates for ALA councilor in the spring 2003 election. ACRL members are encouraged to vote for these candidates to increase ACRL’s voice in ALA affairs.”

(You can see it here, if the link doesn’t break:
http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ACRL/Publications/College_and_Research_Libraries_News/Back_Issues__2003/March2/ACRL_Members_Running_for_ALA_Council.htm

[Or Google "C&RL News" and go to the March 2003 issue.]

That’s a use of ACRL funds, at least indirectly via printing costs, to promote ACRL members in the ALA council races.

I didn’t name them originally because I’m fairly sure other divisions do likewise–I just don’t see their publications as often.

In fact … well, I haven’t voted for an ALA president yet. Because I have no idea who or what I’m voting for. I’ve never been an ALA candidate forum (because I’ve never been to an ALA conference), and the position papers seem very … abstract.

ALA Treasurer candidates are even more of a mystery. And when it comes to Councilors, I’ve tried going with whatever name I recognize and whoever belongs to the same RTs I do or divisions/offices I have an affinity with. But I don’t send the ballot in because, in truth, I haven’t a clue as to what I’m doing. I’d rather not vote than be an uninformed voter, and I don’t know how to get sufficiently informed.

I’m 100% behind the candidacy blog …

ALA’s Sr. Assoc. Exec. Director Mary Ghikas posted to the Council list a reference to the election rules of the American Society of Public Administration. She wasn’t promoting ASPA’s rules per se, but among their rules are the following:

(a) There is no prohibition against endorsements of candidates by sections, chapters, individuals, or groups of individuals.
(b) No national ASPA money may be used to promote any candidacy.
(f) Members of chapters and/or sections must be notified on a timely basis relative to election endorsements made by chapter council and section executive committees and any expenditure of funds for the promotion of candidates.
(g) Any ad or general membership mailing shall prominently state the source of funding for the promotional device: chapter, section, ASPA committee, candidate’s election committee, candidate’s own funds, or funds collected on behalf of the candidate.
(h) Chapters, sections, candidates, or candidate election committees purchasing ASPA mailing labels and/or e-mail lists for purposes of promoting a member’s candidacy shall be charged the ASPA rates for mailing labels.

This is clearly a different organizational culture surrounding elections from what ALA has always been, despite the listings of candidates by SRRT and the division to which Walt refers. I for one do not want ALA to move in this direction.

When I was LITA Newsletter editor, for that brief nine years, I deliberately never “announced” LITA members running for ALA council–because it would have been, in effect, an implicit LITA endorsement, and I didn’t think that was appropriate.

I was then, and continue to be, saddened by the other divisions that do publish such lists (including one very large division that always has a very large number of candidates), and in some cases even suggest that members should steer their votes toward those candidates. I continue to be pleased that, as far as I know, LITA hasn’t done so.

(Of course, the utter lack of campaigning for LITA offices–at least in my time–doesn’t hurt either. In both cases when I ran for LITA president, it was “against” a good friend; in the case when I ran for LITA Board, it was among a group of respected colleagues.)

I think use of divisional or round table funds to support candidates is a terrible idea, for the reasons you state. I have a sneaking idea what round table might be involved, and it’s one I avoid at all costs, but even if I’m wrong, the answer’s the same: It’s a really negative use of dues money.

(Fair warning to avid campaigners: All else being equal, I’ll avoid voting for the candidates with the most active campaigns. I don’t think I’m alone.)