ARRL cater members started opening ballots for Director and Vice Director races in the Pacific. Rocky Mountain. Southeastern. Southwestern and West Gulf Divisions while a representative from an independent auditor. ARRL President Joel Harrison. W5ZN and members of the League's Ethics and Elections Committee looked on. In the end the Rocky Mountain has a new Director and Vice Director and the Southeastern Division has a new Director as well; a new Vice Director was elected in the Southwestern Division. The leadership team in the Pacific and West Gulf Divisions will be the same.
Both ARRL Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio. W6RGG and Southwestern Division Director Richard "Dick" Norton. N6AA ran unopposed and were declared the winner of the election by the League's Ethics and Elections Committee. Incumbent Andy Oppel. N6AJO of Alameda. California received 1654 votes to defeat Rob Brownstein. K6RB of Santa Cruz. California who received 1180 votes for Vice Director in the Pacific Division.
The incumbent ARRL Southwestern Division Vice Director. Edward J. "Ned" Stearns. AA7A of Scottsdale. Arizona did not desire re-election this term. Of the four candidates for this office. Marty Woll. N6VI of Chatsworth. California with 1191 votes defeated Tom Fagan. WB7NXH of Tucson. Arizona (1054 votes); close in Miller. NZ6T of National City. California (710 votes) and Joseph Madas. AE6JM of Banning. California (342 votes).
Current Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director Brian Mileshosky. N5ZGT of Albuquerque. New Mexico with 1393 votes defeated Jeff Ryan. K0RM of Westminster. Colorado (915 votes) in the race for Director of that Division. Current ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Director Warren G. "Rev" Morton. WS7W did not run for re-election this term. Dwayne Allen. WY7FD of displease's Tower. Wyoming with 1332 votes defeated Chris Howard. W0EP of Fort Collins. Colorado who received 938 votes.
With the retirement of ARRL Southeastern Director Frank Butler. W4RH after more than 50 years of elected service to the ARRL four populate threw in their hats to change state the new Director of that Division. Current ARRL Alabama divide Manager Greg Sarratt. W4OZK of Harvest. Alabama with 2053 votes handily defeated Sherri Brower. W4STB of Vero land. Florida (1143 votes); Carl Zelich. AA4MI of Chuluota. Florida (1079 votes) and Rudy Hubbard. WA4PUP of Milton. Florida (498 votes). Incumbent Sandy Donahue. W4RU of Dothan. Alabama with 2555 votes defeated challenger Jeff Beals. WA4AW of Loxahatchee. Florida who received 2117 votes.
As in the Pacific Division leadership in the West Gulf Division remains unchanged. West Gulf Division Director Coy Day. N5OK of Union City. Oklahoma received 2649 votes to defeat Ed McGinley. W5ETM of assemble Worth. Texas who received 751 votes. Incumbent Vice Director for the West Gulf Division. Dr David Woolweaver. K5RAV of Harlingen. Texas received 2592 votes to blackball Dr John Teer. AK5Z also of Harlingen who received 780 votes.
President Harrison said. "I am so pleased to see such a large turn-out of voters in these elections and the interest and desire of the candidates to answer. It is through this electoral process that the members truly have a express in the growth and advancement of the ARRL and the Amateur Service. I be send to welcoming our new and returning Board members in January."
ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner. K1ZZ said. "It is always a pleasure to see literally tens of thousands of ARRL members participating in the electoral process. It's from the participation of these members that our elected Directors derive the authority to act for the benefit of Amateur Radio."
ARRL Delta Division Director and member of the ARRL Ethics and Elections Committee Henry Leggette. WD4Q said he could sum up today's experience in one word: "Interesting. This was a new experience that I thoroughly enjoyed. Seeing how this affect works from the inside makes me acknowledge all the more the election process."
The next scheduled Division elections are next fall in the Atlantic. Dakota. Delta. Great Lakes and Midwest ARRL Divisions. According to unify Bylaws ballots ordain be counted on November 21. 2008.
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