7358 Shaftesbury

St. Louis, MO 63130

email : jandadavies@sbcglobal.net

July 8, 2011

Gentlemen:

Ballots were counted at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of

St. Louis on Thursday, July 7. My wife, Andrea Davies assisted me and kept

her own tally. The process was witnessed by club employee Jon Strand.

Enclosed for your inspection are a list of members who voted.

Photocopies of the tally sheets are also enclosed for the official record.

Region 1 : 10 MCA members cast ballots.

Winners : Bob Howe 9

Edward Baur 8

Tim Nesham 2

Others receiving votes :

Matt Angeli 1

Eric Ewalt 1

Ernest Hayes 1

Al Howlett 1

Joseph Garnier 1

Region 2 : 4 MCA members cast ballots.

Winners : John Sutton 3

Bruce Cantwell 2

Others receiving voted :

Ron Luther 1

Ken Fee 1

Frank Whitsell 1

Gsry White 1

The third winner must be chosen from among these

4 individuals according to the MCA bylaws.

Region 3 : 9 MCA members cast ballots.

Winners : Tim Campbell 6

Thomas Rehmeier 5

Martin Stahl 5

Others receiving votes :

Roger Pagel 1

Irregularities : One region 3 ballot contained votes only in region 1.

Upon examination, I noticed that the ballot, which was

mailed to a region 3 address, arrived in an envelope

with a return address in region 1. I concluded it was

likely that the member had moved recently, received

the ballot forwarded by the post office, and then

voted (probably correctly) in region 1. I did not

count the votes, noting that the omission did not

affect the result of the region 1 election.

I congratulate the winners, and wish all of our elected officers

success in your efforts at chess promotion.

Sincerely,

James A. Davies

Election Commissioner