Nominations are now open for the OSBA 2019 election.  Candidates for the OSBA Board of Directors and Legislative Policy Committee (LPC) must be nominated by official action of a member board within their region.  Completed candidate nomination, questionnaire and resume forms will be posted in the Candidate and Resolution Information section as they are received. 

In 2019, all even-numbered board positions, plus board Position 1 (Eastern - to serve while Kevin Cassidy serves as OSBA President and Past President), board Position 13 (Yamhill/Polk) and board Position 19 (Multnomah) are up for election.  All Legislative Policy Committee positions are up for election. 

For your reference, we've posted this list of the currently open Board of Directors positions with the incumbents. 

Nomination and candidate forms

Download the desired version of the files

OSBA Board Candidate Forms:

• OSBA Board Nomination form
  OSBA Board Nomination form

• OSBA Board Candidate Questionnaire form
  OSBA Board Candidate Questionnaire form

• OSBA Board Candidate Resume form
  OSBA Board Candidate Resume form

OSBA Legislative Policy Committee Candidate Forms:

• OSBA LPC Nomination form
  OSBA LPC Nomination form

• OSBA LPC Candidate Questionnaire form
  OSBA LPC Candidate Questionnaire form

• OSBA LPC Candidate Resume form
  OSBA LPC Candidate Resume form

 

View information about each candidate nominated, including nomination forms, professional resumes and responses to the candidate questionnaire. Information is posted as it is received, so check back again to view your region's candidates if they are not posted yet. 

• OSBA Board of Directors candidates
• OSBA Legislative Policy Committee candidates
• Resolutions submitted to the membership are available 30 days prior to the election
• The official ballot for each region is available 30 days prior to the election.

 

Download the 2019 election calendar (360 KB )

In 2019, elections will be held for OSBA Board of Directors holding even-numbered positions, plus Positions 1, 13 and 19. 

In addition, elections will be held for all Legislative Policy Committee representatives.

Election of regional members of the OSBA Board of Directors and Legislative Policy Committee (LPC)

Date	Action
Aug 19	Notice of position vacancies on the OSBA board and LPC and official nomination forms distributed
Sept 27	Nominations close
Oct 11	Official ballot sent to the membership
Nov 11	Voting period opens
Dec 13	Voting period closes
Jan 1	Newly elected regional members of the OSBA board of directors and LPC officially take office
Resolution election
Date	Action
Sept 27	All resolutions to be submitted to the membership for a vote must be received at the OSBA offices.
Oct 11	Resolution details, along with an official ballot, will be sent to the membership.
Nov 11	Voting period opens
Dec 13	Voting period closes
OSBA officer election
Date	Action
Sept 20-21	The currently seated OSBA board of directors meets to elect officers. Candidates receiving a majority of the votes cast for any officer position on the OSBA board shall be elected.

• Sample motions and resolutions provide help for board members making motions during the OSBA election process.
• Answers to frequently asked questions about OSBA elections.
• Governance resolutions for the past five years.

Please contact OSBA if you have questions about nominations or election procedures, 503-588-2800 or 800-578-6722, or e-mail OSBAelections@osba.org.