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).