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ASEA/AFSCME Local 52
1577 C St., Ste. 201, Anchorage AK 99501
Phone (907) 277-5200, Fax (907) 277-5206
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Website: http://www.afscmelocal52.org/ |
MEMORANDUM
TO: Gordon Glaser, ASEA Executive Board President
cc: Jim Duncan, ASEA Business Manager
RE: ASEA AFSCME Local 52, 2005 Officer Election
FROM: Donald Faulkenburry, Election Committee Chair 3/24/05
The Statewide Elections Committee conducted a count of the Statewide Election for the Executive Board Seats and a Constitutional Amendment. The seats which were advertised for nomination and election are: Treasurer, Technical Representative, Professional Representative, Southeast Representative, and an Amendment to the Constitution "Class One Committee".
Attached are the certified results as witnessed by the members of the Statewide Elections Committee.
Treasurer
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Number of Business Reply Envelopes Received
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1263
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Questioned Envelopes
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12
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Unsigned Envelopes
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80
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Questioned Ballots
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9
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Unmarked or Invalid
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50
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No Ballot Enclosed
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237
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TOTAL NUMBER OF VALID VOTES CAST
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875
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Candidate
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Total Votes Received
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| Rich Sewell |
410
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Karen Zubillaga
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465
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TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST
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875
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438 is a majority. Karen Zubillaga is the winner of the office of Treasurer.
The Questioned Ballots and Envelopes were not opened or counted because the total number of votes in question would not have affected the outcome of the election.
Technical Representative
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Number of Business Reply Envelopes Received
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227
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Questioned Envelopes
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2
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Unsigned Envelopes
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14
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Questioned Ballots
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0
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Blank Ballots
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0
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TOTAL NUMBER OF VALID VOTES CAST
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211
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Candidate
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Total Votes Received
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Sheila Fowlkes
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142
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Toya Winton
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69
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TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST
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211
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106 is a majority. Sheila Fowlkes is the winner of the Technical Representative Seat.
The Questioned Ballots and Envelopes were not opened or counted because the total number of votes in question would not have affected the outcome of the election.
Professional Representative
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Number of Business Reply Envelopes Received
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501
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Questioned Envelopes
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2
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Unsigned Envelopes
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24
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Questioned Ballots
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3
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Blank Ballots
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0
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No Ballot Enclosed
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2
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TOTAL NUMBER OF VALID VOTES CAST
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470
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Candidate
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Total Votes Received
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Billie Benedict
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119
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Jacob Gemmell
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26
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Eileen A. Olson
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130
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Christopher Pace
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195
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TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST
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470
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235 would have been a majority. No candidate received a majority therefore the Elections Committee will conduct a run off election between Christopher Pace and Eileen Olson.
The Questioned Ballots and Envelopes were not opened or counted because the total number of votes in question would not have affected the outcome of the election.
Southeast Representative
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Number of Business Reply Envelopes Received
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265
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Questioned Envelopes
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8
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Unsigned Envelopes
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22
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Questioned Ballots
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0
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Blank Ballots
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2
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TOTAL NUMBER OF VALID VOTES CAST
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233
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Candidate
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Total Votes Received
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Nadine Lafebvre
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59
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Stephen Wright
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174
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TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST
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233
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117 votes is a majority. Stephen Wright is the winner of the Southeast Representative Seat.
The Questioned Ballots and Envelopes were not opened or counted because the total number of votes in question would not have affected the outcome of the election.
Constitutional Amendment "Class One Committee" Ballot
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Number of Business Reply Envelopes Received
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1263
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Questioned Envelopes
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12
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Unsigned Envelopes
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80
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Questioned Ballots
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9
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Blank or Invalid Ballots
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15
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No Ballot Returned
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208
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TOTAL NUMBER OF VALID VOTES CAST
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939
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Total Votes Received
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ACCEPT
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750
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REJECT
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189
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TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST
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939
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To be accepted the amendment must receive 2/3's of the votes cast by the membership. 626 votes is 2/3's of the 939 votes cast. Therefore the amendment has been accepted by the membership.
The Questioned Ballots and Envelopes were not opened or counted because the total number of votes in question would not have affected the outcome of the election.
Sincerely Yours,
Don Faulkenburry, Chair
Christian Ulmann
Phil Petrie
Skip Widfieldt
Deidra Holum
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