Society elections ended on April 14, 2008. The results will become official when they are announced at the next annual business meeting in Philadelphia on Monday, June 2.

Official Certifications

All online ballots were cast during the election period by eligible voters (only) using valid usernames and passwords via Votenet Solution’s SAS70 certified system, eBallot.

The certification and accompanying examination was done in accordance with the standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The eBallot election platform detected zero attempts of third party interference by rogue visitors.

Votenet technical officials have verified the vote collection and data storage algorithms that are a part of the eBallot election platform and have determined that the results are accurate.

Vote Breakdown

Important SWO News Item:
Past president  (at the SWO community and the international level) Thea Teich was elected to the Nominating Committee with a plurality of the votes cast!  And, adding honor to accomplishment, Thea will be named a Society Fellow at the Technical Summit in June. (You'll read more about that in the next issue of BTL.)

Back to the Vote Count:
Out of the 1,134 votes cast, 57 were paper ballots. 12.67% of eligible members voted. A breakdown of the votes cast is listed below. The names of those elected are highlighted.

To fill the vacancies on the Board of Directors caused by the midterm resignations of STC directors Jeff Staples and Mike Murray, members elected five directors. The top three vote-getters among the director candidates will serve full three-year terms (from June 2008 through May 2011). Asterisks indicate those who will serve the remainders of Staples’s and Murray’s terms (until May 2009).

Second Vice President

Secretary

Director

Nominating Committee