Voting

Voting for the 2026 ORCA Award will be open March 1st - April 8th. 

Find printable ballots for young readers and the submission form for library staff below.

Elementary Division (3rd-5th grade) printable ballot

Middle Division (6th-8th grade) printable ballot

High School Division (9th-12th grade) printable ballot

total votes form -- library staff submit after all votes have been counted

Who may vote?
Oregon students in grades 3-12 may vote for ORCA. To qualify for voting, the person must have read, or listened to, at least 2 books in one of the divisions.

When does voting take place?
Voting occurs annually between March and April of each year. 

Ready to send in votes?  Here's how:
To be eligible to vote for their favorite ORCA book, students must have read (or listened to) at least TWO of the nominated titles in their grade level division.

• Each reader is entitled to ONE vote. 

• School librarians, public librarians, and/or teachers will tally votes, and then enter the total voting tallies for their building using the Total ORCA Votes Google Form. 

• The winning titles will be announced at the Oregon Library Association Conference in April 2026.