ELECTION COMMITTEE

This year we had three open positions on the Board of Directors to be filled by the election process By the end of business day, on Monday, February 6, 2023, five qualified candidates had completed and submitted the Candidate Interest Forms and Disclosure Statements and formally entered the race. They were incumbents Warren Geller, Nancy Prince and Mark Towers as well as newcomers Joe Caggiano

and Larry Cory

This set the election process in motion putting your Sun City Aliante Election Committee to work. Articles referring to the election would be found in multiple issues of The Breeze leading up to the election as well as numerous eBlasts to inform residents.

A very successful Candidate's Forum, attended by over 60 interested residents, was held on March 11, 2023. At this time, candidates introduced themselves and presented their qualifications. Moderator Mr Steve Vitale asked the candidates pertinent questions to help residents understand the candidate's positions.

The official ballots were mailed to all qualified residential households by the end of March, a n e w b a l l o t b o x w a s p u r c h a s e d , a n d t h e completed ballots were either hand delivered or by USPS by the May 10, 2023 deadline.

And then it was May 10. Election Day had finally arrived and the Election Committee was well prepared. With the help of 25 veteran election residents, the process ran flawlessly Early that afternoon the Annual Meeting was r e c o n v e n e d , t h e e l e c t i o n r e s u l t s w e r e announced and the three incumbents, Warren Geller, Nancy Prince and Mark Towers, were re-elected and officially seated on the Board.

I wanted to share with you the official results of the 2023 Board of Directors Election. The total number of ballots received was 646 with 36 ballot being invalid because they were not properly fi lled out or they could not be identified. The final vote count was Nancy Prince – 527; Warren Geller – 421; Mark Towers – 376; Joe Caggiano – 309; and Larry Cory - 124.

It is often said, “It takes a village.” It could not have been a success without the help of the 25 resident volunteers, too numerous to thank individually in this article, but you know who you are. My Election Committee, consisting of its able secretary Chris Wickliff and Linda E g g e , K a y D r e w l o , S y l v i e C o u r t e m a r s h , Renee Snodgrass and Mady Shapiro were indispensable. They made my job so much easier. A hardy thank you to our General Manager, Damian Carrasco, and his able a s s i s t a n t , N e l e n i e H e r n a n d e z , f o r t h e i r invaluable input. And last but certainly not least to our staff Debbie Kent, Lifestyle D i r e c t o r, f o r t h e g r e a t b r e a k f a s t , Tr i s h Williamson, The Breeze Editor/Publisher for getting the word out, Facilities Manager, Juan Macias, and his staff for all their work in setting up the room and Office Manager, Lori Daniels, who never said no to my numerous requests.

Sitting back relaxing until next year and respectfully submitted, Larry Rothstein

Chair, Sun City Aliante Election Committee 2023