The votes are in and we received clarification on the restrictive wording in our bylaws... our amendments can be submitted to the CSTA Board for approval. See the full story for details.
Election Results for 2022 Election & Bylaws Changes
Started at: August 18, 2022 at 12:00pm
Finished at: August 24, 2022 at 11:59pm
Time zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
41 of 145 ballots cast.
Option: Bylaw Amendment Approval for Addition of "Past-President" Position Yes - I approve the amendment: 41 votes (100.0%) No - I reject the amendment: 0 votes (0%) Yes - I approve the amendment wins with 100.0% of the vote. Votes tallied: 41 |
Option: Bylaw Amendment Approval of Splitting the Position of Secretary into "Recording Secretary" and "Communications Secretary" Yes - I approve the amendment: 41 votes (100.0%) No - I reject the amendment: 0 votes (0%) Yes - I approve the amendment wins with 100.0% of the vote. Votes tallied: 41 |
Option: Bylaw Amendment Approval of the Addition of 1 - 5 At-Large Positions Yes - I approve the amendment: 40 votes (97.6%) No - I reject the amendment: 1 vote (2.4%) Yes - I approve the amendment wins with 97.6% of the vote. Votes tallied: 41 |
Candidate: President - John Dutton Yes - I approve the candidate: 40 votes (100.0%) No - I reject the candidate: 0 votes (0%) Yes - I approve the candidate wins with 100.0% of the vote. Votes tallied: 40 Abstentions: 1 |
Candidate: Vice President Shanti Coaston: 26 votes (70.3%) Amanda O'Mara: 3 votes (8.1%) Alisia Davis: 3 votes (8.1%) Matthew Yuhasz: 5 votes (13.5%) Shanti Coaston wins with 70.3% of the vote. Votes tallied: 37 Abstentions: 4 |
Candidate: Treasurer - Brian Wetzel Yes - I approve the candidate: 39 votes (100.0%) No - I reject the candidate: 0 votes (0%) Yes - I approve the candidate wins with 100.0% of the vote. Votes tallied: 39 Abstentions: 2 |
Candidate: Recording Secretary (or Secretary if the amendment to split fails) Amanda O'Mara: 8 votes (22.2%) Jennifer Trost: 7 votes (19.4%) Carla Neely: 21 votes (58.3%) Carla Neely wins with 58.3% of the vote. Votes tallied: 36 Abstentions: 5 |
Candidate: Communications Secretary (created if the amendment to split Secretary passes) Jennifer Trost: 10 votes (27.0%) Amanda O'Mara: 12 votes (32.4%) Steve Phelps : 15 votes (40.5%) Steve Phelps wins with 40.5% of the vote. Votes tallied: 37 Abstentions: 4 |
Candidate: At-Large (contingent on the amendment to add 1-5 At-Large positions) Jennifer Trost: 8 votes (21.6%) Stephanie Hoeppner: 29 votes (78.4%) Stephanie Hoeppner wins with 78.4% of the vote. Votes tallied: 37 Abstentions: 4 |
The amendments must be approved by the CSTA Board to be made official, but we foresee no problems there. Jason Bohrer emailed the current Leadership team to let them know the wording in the bylaws really meant 67% of the "voting members" needed to approve the amendments before they could be sent to the CSTA Board for approval.
So, congratulations to those who won elections and at least one At-Large position will definitely be created. If the new Leadership Team chooses to create additional At-Large positions, the second one will be given to Jennifer Trost and any beyond that will require another election to be held for those positions.
We are very appreciative of the people who voted and look forward to what we can accomplish together in the coming year!