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47TH BSOA ANNUAL MEETING ELECTION RESULTS

The ballot votes have been counted. The BSOA Board Secretary, Maggie Good has confirmed the final count, and the Board has verified the election. 
 
The 2019 election results are as follows:
 
Member Interest Outstanding & Eligible to Vote:                                         2302
Necessary for Quorum (obtained):                                                                575
Total Votes Cast:                                                                                            698                            

 
Board of Director Votes:
James Glowacki         Elected                                                                      595
John Gladstein           Elected                                                                      589
 
Grant Hilton               Elected                                                                      538
Gary Walton               Elected                                                                      435
 
 
BOD Write-Ins:                                         
“A Woman Candidate”                                                                                   4
Ann Marie Mistretta                                                                                       1
Erik Morrison                                                                                                 1
Mary Wheeler                                                                                                1
Rene Kraus                                                                                                    1
Jeff Stickler                                                                                                    1
Herb Davis                                                                                                     1
Johann                                                                                                           1
Johanne Bouchard                                                                                         162

 
Bylaws Amendment Votes:  Approved
Total Valid Votes Cast                                                                                    644    
                                   
“YES” Votes for Amended BSOA Bylaws                                                       466
72% of Total Votes Cast
“NO” Votes for Amended BSOA Bylaws                                                        178
            28% of Total Votes Cast
 
67% “YES” votes are required for membership approval of the Bylaw Amendments

 
Invalid Ballots:                                                                                           51
(26: ineligible to vote, 7: not signed, 1: “blanks”, 5 duplicates, 12: arrived by post after deadline, 5:00 pm on 8/30/18)
 
Abstained from voting for Bylaws Amendments                                           54
                                               
 
INVALID BALLOTS AND ABSTAINED VOTING DO NOT COUNT IN TOTAL VOTES CAST (Per the BSOA Bylaws:  Article 2. Membership. 2.8 Voting 2.11 Membership Approval and Robert’s Rules).
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