Third Quarter
2002 Report of the Election Committee
USGenWeb Election Committee
Third Quarter 2002 Report
January 21, 2003
The USGenWeb Election
Committee hereby respectfully submits the following Quarterly Report to
the USGenWeb Advisory Board.
The USGenWeb Project's
National Election was held during the month of July and the Run-Off Election
in August. The Election Committee was extremely busy during these months
chasing down correct e-mail address for the volunteers to make sure all
volunteers had the opportunity to vote. The results of the National Election
were:
National Coordinator:
Total Votes 465
Richard Harrison: 221
47.53%
Richard Pettys: 96 20.64%
John Rigdon: 148 31.83%
Run-off between: Richard
Harrison and John Rigdon
Special Project - Tombstone
Representative:
Joe Miller - Unopposed
Total Votes 4
The Election Committee
hereby declares Joe Miller the winner.
Northeast North Central
Regional County Coordinator Representative:
Jan Cortez - Unopposed
Total Votes 79
The Election Committee
hereby declares Jan Cortez the winner.
Northwest Plains Regional
County Coordinator Representative:
Total Votes 74
Kelly Courtney-Blizzard:
18 24.32%
Gail Myer Kilgore: 28
37.84%
Bill Oliver: 28 37.84%
Run-off between: Gail
Myer Kilgore and Bill Oliver Southeast
Mid Atlantic Regional
County Coordinator Representative:
Total Votes: 163
Heather Jones DeGeorge:
22 13.50%
Jimmy Epperson: 56 34.35%
Diane Kelly: 37 22.70%
Tom Parker: 22 13.50%
Vickie Stevens: 26 15.95%:
Run-off between: Jimmy
Epperson and Diane Kelly
Southwest South Central
Regional State Coordinator Representative:
Total Votes 7
Larry Flesher: 6
Carolyn Ward 1
The Election Committee
hereby declares Larry Flesher the winner.
Southwest South Central
Regional County Coordinator Representative:
Total Votes: 116
Scott Burow: 24 20.69%
Phyllis Rippee: 42 36.21%
Roger Swafford: 23 19.83%
Bettie Wood: 27 23.27%
Run-off between: Phyllis
Rippee and Bettie Wood
The results of the Run-Off
Elections are as follows:
National Coordinator:
Total Votes: 340
Richard Harrison: 233
John Rigdon: 107
The Election Committee
hereby declares Richard Harrison the winner.
Northwest Plains Regional
County Coordinator Representative:
Total Votes: 66
Gail Meyer Kilgore: 29
Bill Oliver: 37
The Election Committee
hereby declares Bill Oliver the winner.
Southeast Mid Atlantic
Regional County Coordinator Representative:
Total Votes: 117
Jimmy Epperson: 74
Diane Kelly: 43
The Election Committee
hereby declares Jimmy Epperson the winner.
Southwest South Central
Regional County Coordinator Representative:
Total Votes: 87
Phyllis Rippee: 45
Bettie Wood: 42
The Election Committee
hereby declares Phyllis Rippee the winner
On Sep 1st The Election
Committee bid good-by to Holly Timm and Tina Vickery (the Advisory Board
ex-officio EC members) and welcomed Richard Harrison (new NC).
The EC's Guidelines call
for the Representative At Large to be the 2nd AB ex-officio member of the
EC, however the current RAL had been found to be not in good standing and
had been removed from the Election Committee by the prior NC. The EC requested
the AB to choose an AB member to serve in the stead of the current RAL.
After much discussion by the AB Jan Cortez was seated on the EC.
The EC sent out a call
for volunteers during the month of August. Several members volunteered.
After much discussion by the EC members the following volunteers were chosen.
Member at Large:
Ellen Pack - 2 year term
Jan 1, 2003 - Dec 31, 2004 (To replace Linda Davenport - term ends Dec
31st)
Northeast North Central
Region - 2 seats
LaRae Halsey-Brooks -
2 year term Jan 1, 2003 - Dec 31, 2004 (To replace Sara Greer - term ends
Dec 31st)
Bonnie Walsh - 1 year
term - Jan 1, 2003 - Dec 31, 2003 (to fill vacant position)
Northwest Plains Region
Bev Hopkins - 2 year
term Jan 1, 2003 - Dec 31, 2004 (to fill vacant position)
Southeast Mid Atlantic
Region - 2 seats
Elizabeth Harris - 1
year term - Jan 1, 2003 - Dec 31, 2003 (to fill vacant position)
Bettie Wood - 2 year
term - Jan 1, 2003 - Dec 31, 2004 (to fill vacant position)
Southwest South Central
JoAnn Thomas - 2 year
term - Jan 1, 2003 - Dec 31, 2004 (to fill vacant position)
Special Projects
David Morgan - 2 year
term - Jan 1, 2003 - Dec 31, 2004 (to fill vacant position)
The list was submitted
to the AB for approval and was approved. The EC asked that the new members
who would be replacing departing members (as of Dec 31st) be seated early
so they could become familiar with their jobs. The AB approved the early
seating and all new members were seated on Sep 25th.
On Sep 8th the EC was
requested to host a poll for the AB to determine the preference of the
members of the Northeast North Central Region for a State Coordinator Representative
AB member. This Poll will be conducted in the next quarter.
The Elections Committee
appreciates the assistance of Linda Haas Davenport, former Chair EC, in
the preparation of this report.
Respectfully,
Ellen Pack
Chair, Elections Committee
