Voting Information
Reader Information:
- Voting for the current year is open from November 1st when the ballot talley sheets are posted through April 15th.
- Voting is
open to all eligible Golden Sower readers in the state
of NEBRASKA through public libraries and school library
media centers.
- To be eligible
to vote, a reader must have read or heard a minimum of four of
the current nominees from one category: Primary,
Intermediate, or Young Adult.
- Readers may
not vote for books they have not read or heard.
- Each reader may vote
for only one (1) book. Each reader may vote from only one (1) list.
- Since some
third grade readers may prefer books in the primary category
and other may enjoy those on the intermediate list, third grade
students may choose the list from which they would like to read
and vote accordingly.
- Since some
sixth grade readers may prefer books on the intermediate category
and other may enjoy those on the yound adult list, sixth grade
students may choose the list from which they would like to read
and vote accordingly.
- Voting deadline
is APRIL 15.
See your teacher or librarian for specific directions.
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Submitting
Library Information:
- Participating
teachers, librarians, and media specialists will:
- encourage
every eligible reader to vote for his/her particular favorite
- make a
tally of individual votes
- Each site
may conduct voting procedures that best suit its particular circumstances
(voting booths, secret paper ballots, show of hands, etc.)
- Voting totals can be submitted on-line or by US mail. The tally sheet
for the lists will be posted on-line after November 1. Paper vote tallies are also printed in the Golden Sower Award Manual.
- Submit voting totals on-line using the on-line voting tally
sheet. Need help? Download directions (.pdf format).
- Paper vote tallies can be submitted by US mail according to the directions at the bottom of the tally sheet.
- Only one (1) tally per category should be submitted per school or library.
- Remember
to submit each title total.
- Vote tallies
must be received by APRIL 15, 2009.
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