Formal Minutes from Business Meeting of Annual Meeting

  Mac Whatley called the meeting to order at 12:03 pm.

Mac introduced Delmas Parker to oversee the elections.

 David Mickey passed out the ballots to attendees, having each one initial that they had received a ballot. Each candidate was allowed a three minute speech. Floor nominations were accepted.

 For President, Eugen Barufkin, M. Gail Gould , and Pete MacDowell had filed to run. No one was nominated from the floor.

 For First Vice-President, Isaac Coleman had filed to run for the position. No one was nominated from the floor.

 Eugene Barufkin proposed that we vote on the officers separately to allow candidates who had filed for one office to be nominated for another office in case they should lose. Delmas Parker noted that the rules for the election were not set forth in the by-laws and asked that we should follow the process approved by the PDNC board. Eugene acceded to the request.

 For Second Vice-President Matilda Philips had filed to run, No one was nominated from the floor.

 For Third Vice-President Susan Reed had filed to run. Matilda Philips nominated Eugen Barufkin for Third Vice-President. Eugene asked to withdraw from running for President. Mac Whatley noted that according to the rules adopted for the election that it is too late for Eugene to withdraw but that he would be allowed to run for both offices. Eugene agreed to run for both.

 For Fourth Vice-President Christopher Lizak had filed to run for the position. No one was nominated from the floor.

 David Mills had filed to run for Treasurer. No one was nominated from the floor.

 No prefiling had been received for Secretary. Tom Morris nominated Helen Clark. Mindy Wray was also nominated.

 The amendment to delay implementation of the provisions of the bylaws in Article IX, Section 2,  pertaining to the election of representatives from the local chapters to the Executive board was approved by a unanimous voice vote of the attending membership.

 - Minutes submitted by Mike Oder