OSBA Elections Information

Nominations must be made through official board action. Once the board has voted to nominate a candidate, submit the board’s nomination using the appropriate nomination form linked in the Nominating Information and Candidate Forms portion of the Election Resources section above. Sample motion and resolution language is provided in the Election Assistance portion of the Election Resources section above.

To become a candidate for your regional OSBA board position, you must be nominated by a local board in your region. Your nomination does not have to come from your own board and you may receive more than one nomination, although only one is required. Following your nomination, you must then submit your candidate information to OSBA by the deadline stated in the election calendar.

To become a candidate for your regional LPC position, you must be nominated by a local board in your region. Your nomination does not have to come from your own board and you may receive more than one nomination, although only one is required. Following your nomination, you must submit your candidate information to OSBA by the deadline stated in the election calendar.

An individual board member cannot submit a resolution to the membership directly. However, each member board within a region has the ability to put forward a resolution to be considered by the membership. A board writes a resolution, passes it by a majority vote of its own board, and then sends it to OSBA by the deadline stated in the election calendar.

In accordance with OSBA Policy 2210: Campaign Communications for OSBA Board and LPC Positions, candidates shall not defame through misinformation, gossip, or innuendo any other candidate in order to advance the candidate’s position at the expense of another. Concerns of noncompliance shall be sent to the OSBA president-elect at [email protected].

The candidate forms completed and submitted during the nomination process will be posted on the OSBA website. In addition, you may contact other board members in your region for campaigning purposes. OSBA has created a listserv for each region which may be used for campaigning, or you may request a mailing list of the board members in your region from OSBA at [email protected]. 

There may also be opportunities at the OSBA Fall Regional Meetings for you to campaign. Contact the OSBA Executive Assistant if you are interested in speaking at your regional meeting this year.

Candidate and resolution information is posted on the OSBA Elections Information webpage as it is received or prior the opening of the voting period.

For OSBA Board and Legislative Policy Committee positions, each board gets one vote. For resolutions, a weighted voting system based on student population is used. A complete explanation of this system can be found in Section 2.4.2 of the OSBA Bylaws. Additionally, while only members from each region vote for the region’s representative, the entire membership of OSBA votes for resolutions, regardless of which region put the resolution on the ballot.

In order to participate in the election, the board must take official board action through a quorum vote at a properly noticed public board meeting and then submit that information to OSBA. Your board will be provided a link in order to access electronic voting. In cases of computer or Internet failure, you may also mail your vote to OSBA.

Mail:
OSBA, 1201 Court St NE, #400
Salem, Oregon 97301

The ESD Board will vote in only one region. As per OSBA Bylaws 2.6.2, the location of your main facility determines the region wherein your board will vote. If a member Education Service District’s boundaries span more than one OSBA region, that member board must declare in which region it intends to vote and vote only in that region.

The Community College Board will vote in only one region. As per OSBA Bylaws 2.6.2, the location of your main facility determines the region wherein your board will vote. If a member community college’s boundaries span more than one OSBA region, that member board must declare in which region it intends to vote and vote only in that region.