NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

 Report of the 2001 Committee on Elections
 
Kansas City, Missouri May 19, 2001

TO:      NRA Annual Meeting of Members

     The Bylaws of the Association designate the NRA Committee on Elections as being responsible for the conduct of the election of Directors. The Committee selected the firm of Deloitte & Touche, one of the international "Big 5" accounting firms, to assist with the election. The Committee also selected the document- imaging services of Copy General Corporation in Sterling, Virginia, to optically scan the ballots.

     The detailed procedures to maintain control over the ballots, determine their validity, and assure accurate scanning and tabulation were described to Committee members prior to the beginning of ballot tabulation. The procedures assured compliance with all provisions of the NRA Bylaws, and the Committee met with both Deloitte & Touche and Copy General to confirm that all requirements were being met.

     Deloitte & Touche have certified the following results.

     A total of 1,315,159 ballots were mailed to eligible voting members of the Association for the election of twenty-five Directors for three-year terms ending in 2004. A total of 131,177 ballots (10%) were cast by eligible members. All ballots received were valid except for a total of 4,193 o3 3.2% that were judged invalid for the following reasons:
Ballots with over 25 votes 2,499 (1.9%)
Ballots returned non-deliverable 715
Ballots received after the April 29, 2001 deadline     322
Ballots not properly authenticated 321
Ballots damaged 190
Ballots returned unmarked 112
Other invalid ballots 34
     In accordance with Article VIII, Section 2, of the Bylaws, as Chairman of the Committee on Elections, I declare the following members to have been elected Directors of the NRA for three-year terms ending in 2004, to take office from the adjournment of this meeting:
 
1 . Charlton Heston 111,159
2. Bob Barr 102,838
3. Donald E. Young 99,114
4. Oliver L. North 98,946
5. Sandra S. Froman 96,973
6. Marion P. Hammer 95,922
7. Susan Howard 94,659
8. Larry E. Craig 94,356
9. Ted Nugent 93,379
10. Sue King 91,526
11. Bill K. Brewster 89,910
12. Harold L. Volkmer 89,732
13. Karl A. Malone 85,576
14. M. Carol Bambery 81,212
15. Charles L. Cotton 77,875
16. Lance Olson 77,445
17. Dave Butz 76,939
18. H. Joaquin Jackson 75,574
19. James W. Porter II 73,099
20. Dwight Van Horn 73,014
21. Jim Nicholson 72,814
22. William H. Dailey 71,591
23. Jim Supica 70,821
24. Robert L. Viden, Jr. 67,714
25. Michael A. Lee 65,038

The remaining candidates on the ballot are as follows:
 
26. Timothy W. Pawol 62,434
27. David G. Coy 62,191
28. John Milius 61,926
29. Joel Friedman 60,360
30. Roy G. Jinks 58,353
31. Walter J. Vogel 52,902
32. Brian A. Johnson 52,577
33. David C. Jones 49,282
34. Kenneth A. Boyd 46,532
35. Michal D. Yacino 37,751
36. Jack R. Tishue, Jr. 31,050

     One additional Director will be elected also for a one-year term by those members present and voting at this Annual Meeting of Members, who have attained the age of 18 years, are citizens of the United States, and whose fully-paid membership was received by the Secretary on or before March 30, 2001. This includes not only lifetime members and annual members with five or more consecutive years of membership who were eligible to vote in the mail elections, but all Annual Members present as well.
     Candidates for the election at this Annual Meeting of Members are those candidates who had been nominated previously for the mail election of Directors but failed to be elected, as well as those write-in candidates who received two hundred and fifty (250) or more write-in votes but were not elected by said mail ballot.

     A total of 3,262 ballots included write-in votes or a combination of write-in votes and votes for candidates on the printed ballot. In no instance did a write-in candidate receive as many votes as any candidate on the printed ballot. However, Robert Hodgden received 714 write-in votes, Neal Knox received 591 write-in votes, and Louise Mandrell received 543, all in excess of the minimum two hundred and fifty (250) write-in votes required. Accordingly, in accordance with NRA Bylaws Article VIII, Section 2, these individuals are eligible for inclusion on the ballot for the one-year Director position to be elected at this meeting. However, Mr. Hodgden and Mr. Knox have declined to be considered on the ballot for the 76th Director.

     Voting for this additional Director began Friday at 9:00 am in the Membership Verification Room and will close today at 4:00 pm or upon the adjournment of this Annual Meeting of Members, whichever is later. The results will be announced this evening at the Members Banquet, and will also be published in the Official Journal along with this Report.

     A total of 1,315,159 ballots were mailed to eligible voting members of the Association for a proposed Bylaws amendment to Article IV, Sec. 2 that would that would change the way the NRA conducts its Board elections. A total of 116,904 ballots were cast by eligible members. All of the ballots received were valid except for a total of 708 that were returned unmarked plus three other reasons; and all were judged invalid.

     Therefore, in accordance with Article XV, Section 4, of the Bylaws, as Chairman of the Committee on Elections, I declare the Bylaws amendment failed by a vote of.
 
YES   NO
18,736   97,457 (83.4%)

     A total of 1,315,159 ballots were mailed to eligible voting members of the Association for the proposed Bylaws amendment to change the manner in which the NRA elects its Directors. A total of 117,851 ballots were cast by eligible members. All of the ballots received were valid except for a total of 331 that were returned unmarked plus five other reasons; and all were judged invalid.

     Therefore, in accordance with Article XV, Section 4, of the Bylaws, as Chairman of the Committee on Elections, I declare the Bylaws amendment failed by a vote of.
 
YES   NO
17,583   99,932 (84.8%)

 

Respectfully submitted,
 
Howard W. Pollock
Chairman

2001 COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS
Howard W. Pollock, Chairman
Warren L. Cheek, Vice Chairman
Raymond W. Cahen
Thomas M. Moncure, Jr.
Edward J. Land, Jr., Secretary
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