GDUI 2020 Election Results

GDUI thanks our membership for participating in the 2020 GDUI Elections.

 

Over 44 percent of our membership voted in this election.

Congratulations to our candidates.

 

Our two proposed Bylaws amendments required a 2/3 or 66.6 percent approval of the voters in order to pass.  Both of the amendments have passed  with over 94 percent approval

 

 

The election results are as follows:

 

 

Guide Dog Users, Inc. 2020 Election

Open from 12:01 AM, May 30, 2020 to 11:59 PM, June 7, 2020

Total voters for ballot: 176 (44.2% of 398 total codes); as of 1:00:54 PM on Monday, June 8, 2020; (U.S. Eastern).

Vote mode distribution: 112 e-vote, 0 paper ballots, 64 telephone.

 

 

President ( 175 total voters this ballot; vote for 1):

Votes  Name  %     

|     |     |     |     |

174    Sarah Calhoun, from Missouri       99.4%        

1        Abstain          0.6%

First Vice President ( 176 total voters this ballot; vote for 1):

Votes  Name  %     

|     |     |     |     |

166    Maria Hansen (incumbent), from New York        94.3%        

10      Abstain          5.7%

Second Vice President ( 174 total voters this ballot; vote for 1):

Votes  Name  %     

|     |     |     |     |

166    Deb Cook Lewis (incumbent), from Washington           95.4%        

8        Abstain          4.6%

Treasurer ( 174 total voters this ballot; vote for 1):

Votes  Name  %     

|     |     |     |     |

173    Maria Kristic, from New York         99.4%        

1        Abstain          0.6%

First Director ( 175 total voters this ballot; vote for 1):

Votes  Name  %     

|     |     |     |     |

158    Robert Acosta, from California       90.3%        

17      Abstain          9.7%

Second Director ( 174 total voters this ballot; vote for 1):

Votes  Name  %     

|     |     |     |     |

152    Margie Donovan, from California   87.4%        

22      Abstain          12.6%        

AMENDMENT 1 of 2: Grounds for Removal of an Officer/Director ( 174 total voters this ballot; vote for 1):

Votes  Name  %     

|     |     |     |     |

164    Yes      94.3%        

6        Abstain          3.4%

4        No       2.3%

AMENDMENT 2 of 2: Term of Service for all Officers, Directors and Appointees ( 174 total voters this ballot; vote for 1):

Votes  Name  %     

|     |     |     |     |

166    Yes      95.4%        

5        No       2.9%

3        Abstain          1.7%

 

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