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2015 AML election results announced

The election house Survey and Ballot Systems has reported the certified results for the 2015 board election and referenda.

These results include 4,214 valid ballots from 43,102 eligible members with a final participation rate of 9.8%. It is also worth noting that 3,492 ballots were submitted via web voting and 722 paper ballots were returned via regular mail. Congratulations to all of the winners.

Questions regarding the election should be directed to Election Chair Megan Edwards at ElectionChair@us.mensa.org.

Candidates

Chair — Deborah Stone is declared elected.

Round 1

  • Deborah Stone 1,664 (41.2%)
  • Dan Burg 1,321 (32.7%)
  • Nick Sanford 1,054 (26.1%)

Round 2

  • Deborah Stone 2,107 (52.7%)
  • Dan Burg 1,889 (47.3%)

1st Vice Chair — Heather Poirier is declared elected.

  • Heather Poirier 1,995 (50.3%)
  • Mary Lee Kemper 1,973 (49.7%)

2nd Vice Chair — LaRae Bakerink is declared elected.

  • LaRae Bakerink 2,059 (51.7%)
  • John Neemidge 1,921 (48.3%)

Secretary — Lori Norris is declared elected.

Round 1

  • Lori Norris 1,463 (37.1%)
  • Nancy Farrar 1,391 (35.3%)
  • Andrew Heffernan 1,092 (27.7%)

Round 2

  • Lori Norris 2,015 (52.3%)
  • Nancy Farrar 1,835 (47.7%)

Treasurer — Robert Salkin is declared elected.

Round 1

  • Robert Salkin 1,417 (35.2%)
  • Ken Silver 1,324 (32.9%)
  • William Davis 780 (19.4%)
  • Roger Durham 499 (12.4%)

Round 2

  • Robert Salkin 1,546 (38.9%)
  • Ken Silver 1,516 (38.1%)
  • William Davis 914 (23.0%)

Round 3

  • Robert Salkin 1,908 (51.8%)
  • Ken Silver 1,778 (48.2%)

RVC 2 — Cam Smart is declared elected.

  • Cam Smart 325 (66.1%)
  • Caroline Bruno 167 (33.9%)

RVC 4 — George Haynes is declared elected.

Round 1

  • George Haynes 203 (44.1%)
  • Jon Gruebele 157 (34.1%)
  • James Cartwright 100 (21.7%)

Round 2

  • George Haynes 235 (51.8%)
  • Jon Gruebele 219 (48.2%)

RVC 6 — Tasha “Taz” Criss is declared elected.

  • Tasha "Taz" Criss 256 (60.5%)
  • Bob Bevard 167 (39.5%)

RVC 8 — SueAnn Gilmore is declared elected.

  • SueAnn Gilmore 364 (82.9%)
  • Andras Blake 75 (17.1%)

RVC 10 — Thomas G. Thomas is declared elected.

  • Thomas G. Thomas 138 (53.5%)
  • Jack Brawner 120 (46.5%)

Candidates for the following unopposed positions were declared elected:

  • RVC 1 — Lisa Maxwell
  • RVC 3 — Julia Ashley
  • RVC 5 — Baker Ring
  • RVC 7 — Greg Kontz
  • RVC 9 — Desiree E. Elliott

Bylaw Referenda

The following bylaw amendments were put before the membership. They required affirmative votes of two-thirds (66.6%) of the ballots cast on that ballot question to pass. Implementation of passed amendments is decided by the Board of Directors. Full text of these amendments is online at us.mensa.org/election.

Referendum 1 — Fails.

  • Yes 2,195 (61.2%)
  • No 1,392 (38.8%)

Referendum 2 — Passes.

  • Yes 2,507 (70.8%)
  • No 1,032 (29.2%)

Referendum 3 — Passes.

  • Yes 2,610 (74.4%)
  • No 897 (25.6%)

Referendum 4 — Passes.

  • Yes 2,841 (80.9%)
  • No 671 (19.1%)

Referendum 5 — Passes.

  • Yes 2,396 (68.8%)
  • No 1,086 (31.2%)

Referendum 6 — Passes.

  • Yes 2,385 (68.2%)
  • No 1,112 (31.8%)

Referendum 7 — Fails.

  • Yes 2,273 (65.5%)
  • No 1,196 (34.5%)

Referendum 8 — Fails.

  • Yes 2,064 (59.2%)
  • No 1,420 (40.8%)

Referendum 9 — Passes.

  • Yes 2,703 (77.9%)
  • No 769 (22.1%)

Referendum 10 — Passes.

  • Yes 2,980 (84.8%)
  • No 533 (15.2%)

Referendum 11 — Fails.

  • Yes 2,313 (66.3%)
  • No 1,174 (33.7%)

Referendum 12 — Passes.

  • Yes 2,644 (75.7%)
  • No 848 (24.3%)

Referendum 13 — Passes.

  • Yes 2,786 (79.1%)
  • No 735 (20.9%)