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2016 Election Results

The final vote tallies (subject to verification on Monday, May 2, 2016):

District 3 Vote Results (2 seats)

Silverstein – 1,422
Lett – 1,100
Lewis – 989
Stephens – 750

District 4 Vote Results (3 seats)

Whitfield – 1,207
Jacobs – 1,013

Member-Initiated Bylaw Amendment

Against – 1,301
For – 863

Please note that at the Annual Meeting, the Member-initiated Bylaw Amendment was incorrectly reported as having passed. View the certified Official 2016 Election Results Report here.

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