MACA Annual Meeting Minutes
May 28, 2018
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, Marlboro
Minutes prepared by Bob Messenger
President Nathan Smolensky called the meeting to order at 9:36 a.m. Present were Treasurer Bob Messenger, Director Jeff Caruso, members George Mirijanian and Stephen Dann, and non-member Venugopal Nareddy. Since there was no quorum this was an informational meeting.
President’s Report
Mr. Smolensky reported that the Education Committee was working to set up a Boston Public Schools league. There are five pilot programs for the Chess for Early Educators initiative, including programs in Somerville, Brookline and Newton, with others on the way. The Player Support Committee is working to develop a program for Spiegel Cup finalists to prepare them to compete in national events.
Election Commission Report
Mr. Caruso presented the results of the 2018 election, included at the bottom of these minutes.
Treasurer Report
Mr. Messenger presented the annual treasurer report, showing General Fund revenue of $58,628.10, General Fund expenses of $55,081.04, General Fund net income of $3,547.06, Special Funds revenue of $6,811.33, Special Funds expenses of $6,722.60, Special Funds net income of $88.73, net income across all funds of $3,635.79, assets of $90,608.67, liabilities of $443.00, and total fund balances of $90,165.67.
The meeting was adjourned at about 9:50 a.m.
Report of the Elections Commission
May 28, 2018
General
A total of 138 voters are registered for online voting and 8 for paper ballots. There were two candidates for VP and 11 for the eight Director positions; all other races were uncontested.
Ballots
Paper ballots were mailed to voters on April 23 together with printed candidate statements and a self-addressed, stamped ballot return envelope. Votes could be mailed or handed in directly at the Massachusetts Open.
Online ballot invitations were emailed to voters on April 29, including a link to the online ballot form and a link to candidate statements posted on the masschess.org website. Online voting was enabled between April 29 and May 23 inclusive.
Online ballots were tallied by electionrunner.com and published online on May 27. Paper ballots were counted in public at the site of the Massachusetts Open at noon on May 26 and the combined totals were announced verbally and posted in the tournament venue.
Ballots also included a question approving the Bylaws Amendment of January 15.
Election expenses
Election expenses this cycle totaled $41.68, including a $29.00 fee to ElectionRunner.com for the online portion of the election.
Late Withdrawal
One candidate, Paul Arond, withdrew his nomination for Director after ballots were sent out. Since he received enough votes to be elected, the Elections Commission has reported that position as vacant, subject to action by the Board.
Voting Results
MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOCIATION 2018 ELECTION
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Online
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Paper
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Total
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Registered Voters
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138
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8
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146
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Ballots Cast
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109
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7
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116
(79.4%)
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President
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NATHAN SMOLENSKY (elected)
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89
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Percy Yip
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2
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Steven Winer (written “Steve weiner”)
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1
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George Mirijanian
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1
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Robert Messenger
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1
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Matt Phelps
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1
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Blanks
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21
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Spoiled ballots
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0
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Total ballots
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116
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Vice President
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JOHN SADOFF (elected)
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62
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STEPHEN DANN
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30
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Percy Yip
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1
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Jiayun Liu
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1
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George Mirijanian
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1
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Blanks
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21
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Spoiled ballots
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0
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Total ballots
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116
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Treasurer
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ROBERT MESSENGER (elected)
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96
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Jiayun Liu
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1
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Steve Frymer
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1
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Blanks
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18
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Spoiled ballots
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0
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Total ballots
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116
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Clerk
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ANDREW HOY (elected)
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94
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Donna Alarie (written “Donna allaire”)
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1
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Ken Ballou
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1
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Blanks
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20
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Spoiled ballots
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0
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Total ballots
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116
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Director (8 positions)
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PERCY YIP (elected)
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97
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STEVEN WINER (elected)
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88
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STEVEN FRYMER (elected)
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76
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JIAYUN LIU (elected)
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75
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NICHOLAS STERLING (elected)
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68
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JEFFREY CARUSO (elected)
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66
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OLEG POLIANNIKOV (elected)
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63
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PAUL AROND (withdrawn)
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59
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DMITRY BARASH
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52
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Carissa Yip
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33
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ROBB STEWART
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27
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ROBERT E. KING
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24
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Bill Kelleher
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1
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Katherine Gasser
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1
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Brett Kildahl
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1
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Eugene Perelstein
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1
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Alonzo Ross
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1
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Donna Alarie
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1
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Blanks
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194
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Total
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928
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Valid ballots (928 divided by 8)
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116
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Spoiled ballots
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0
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Total ballots
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116
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Bylaws question: approving the Bylaws Amendment of January 15, 2018:
YES: 104
NO: 8
Blanks: 4
Spoiled ballots: 0
Total ballots: 116
The Bylaws amendment was approved.
Officers-elect and directors-elect will take up their positions at the end of the annual MACA meeting (May 28).
The Commission thanks the Membership Secretary, Webmaster and Promotions Chairman for their assistance in this election cycle.
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