Results of 2010-2012 Board of Directors Elections
Belkis Tavolaro Rajabally, SI of Santos, Brazil; Masako Sakashita, SI of Miyazaki, Japan; Euisook Choi, SI of Ulsan, Korea; Cheri Fleming, SI of Santa Clarita Valley, California; Connie Desko, SI of Greater Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Joan Merritt, SI of Willimantic, Connecticut; and Carene Davis-Stitt, SI of Eugene, Oregon have been elected as members of the Soroptimist International of the Americas Board of Directors, and will assume that office on September 1, 2010, and will serve in that position through August 31, 2012.
No candidates in Electoral Area 1-Brazil Region and Electoral Area 9-Camino Real, Desert Coast, and Golden West Regions received a majority of the votes cast. In accordance with Federation Procedures, a reballot between the two candidates with the most votes will take place in Electoral Area 1 and Electoral Area 9. Ballots will be sent to clubs in good standing on January 13, 2010, and must be received at Headquarters by March 16, 2010.
RESULTS OF 2010-2012 ELECTORAL AREA BOARD ELECTIONS
March 19, 2010
Ballots in all electoral areas were mailed from headquarters on November 6, 2009, with a deadline of return to headquarters on January 7, 2010.
Electoral Area 1 Brazil Region Voting
Number of clubs eligible to vote: 28
Number of votes cast: 15
Number of votes necessary for election: 8
Belkis Tavolaro Rajabally received: 5
Maria Salete Graf received: 5
Solange Maria Cruz Lopes received: 3
Alboni Pianovski Viera received: 2
No candidate received a majority of the votes cast. In accordance with Federation Procedures, a reballot between the two candidates with the most votes, Belkis Tavolaro Rajabally and Maria Salete Graf, was sent to clubs in good standing on January 13, 2010, witha deadline for return to headquarters on March 16, 2010.
Number of clubs eligible to vote: 30
Number of votes cast: 17
Number of votes necessary for election: 9
Belkis Tavolaro Rajabally received: 11
Maria Salete Graf received: 6
Electoral Area 3 Japan Minami Region Voting
Number of clubs eligible to vote: 96
Number of votes cast: 57
Number of votes necessary for election: 29
Masako Sakashita received: 57
Electoral Area 5 Korea Region Voting
Number of clubs eligible to vote: 26
Number of votes cast: 17
Number of votes necessary for election: 9
Euisook Choi received: 17
Electoral Area 9 Camino Real, Desert Coast and Golden West Regions Voting
Number of clubs eligible to vote: 120
Number of votes cast: 71
Number of votes necessary for election: 36
Cheri Fleming received: 27
Kathy McElvany received: 21
Donna Ronca received: 14
Eileen Birin received: 5
Patricia Whitacre received: 3
T. Julie Mairs received: 1
No candidate received a majority of the votes cast. In accordance with Federation Procedures, a reballot between the two candidates with the most votes, Cheri Fleming and Kathy McElvany, was sent to clubs in good standing on January 13, 2010, witha deadline for return to headquarters on March 16, 2010.
Number of clubs eligible to vote: 125
Number of votes cast: 84
Number of votes necessary for election: 43
Cheri Fleming received: 47
Kathy McElvany received: 37
Electoral Area 11 Southern Region Voting
Number of clubs eligible to vote: 22
Number of votes cast: 12
Number of votes necessary for election: 7
Connie Desko received: 7
Voncile Rayner received: 5
Electoral Area 12 Northeastern Region Voting
Number of clubs eligible to vote: 9
Number of votes cast: 4
Number of votes necessary for election: 3
Joan Merritt received: 3
Heidi McNamar received: 1
Electoral Area 13 Northwestern Region Voting
Number of clubs eligible to vote: 103
Number of votes cast: 42
Number of votes necessary for election: 22
Carene Davis-Stitt received: 42
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