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Section Manager Election ResultsThe votes are in, and three ARRL sections will have new Section Managers starting in July. Ballots were counted May 23 at ARRL Headquarters in four contested races. Incumbent SMs in four other sections were re-elected without opposition. In the Illinois Section, Thomas Ciciora, KA9QPN, topped Ronald Morgan, KB9NW, 902 to 726 to succeed incumbent Sharon Harlan, N9SH, who did not run for another term. Ciciora, who resides in the Lake Holiday community near Sandwich, has been a radio amateur for nearly 25 years and is a veteran emergency management professional. In the Northern Florida Section, incumbent SM Rudy Hubbard, WA4PUP, won another new term, outpolling challenger Dale Sewell, N4SGQ, 630 to 541. A resident of Milton, Hubbard, who's been SM since 1990, cited the administration of the State of Florida Tracker System to manage and deploy ham radio volunteers for the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes among the accomplishments of his current term. In the Oregon Section, ARRL members elected a new SM in a three-way race that included the current SM. Bonnie Altus, AB7ZQ, topped the field with 398 votes. She'll succeed incumbent SM Randy Stimson, KZ7T, who got 346 votes. A third candidate, Kevin Hunt, WA7VTD, picked up 315 votes. Licensed since 1997, Altus has been active in ARES and the National Traffic System. She lives in Sheridan. In the Santa Clara Valley Section, ARRL members chose challenger Bill
Dale, N2RHV, over incumbent Kit Blanke, WA6PWW. The tally was 353 to 302.
Dale, who lives in Milpitas, has been an Amateur Radio operator since
1993 and is active in emergency communication, having served as the ARES
Emergency Coordinator and RACES Radio Officer for Incumbent SMs in four other ARRL sections faced no opposition this election cycle and were declared elected for new terms: Jim Sellers, K9ZBM, Indiana; Bill Woodhead, N1KAT, Maine; Paul Gayet, AA1SU, Vermont, and Don Michalski, W9IXG, Wisconsin. Two-year terms for all successful candidates begin on July 1. Source: The American Radio Relay League
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