On Monday, August 30, 2021, the ballot tabulation of the New Mexico Local election was conducted. Please note that some candidates ran unopposed and were declared elected without the necessity of a membership vote. Following are the results of the election. Those positions that required a balloted election are listed with an asterisk*.

For complete balloted election results,

NAME POSITION TERM
Mel MacKaron* National Board Member 4-year term
Marc Comstock President 2-year term
Tom Schuch 1st Vice President 2-year term
Talia Pura 2nd Vice President 2-year term
Jackie Jones Secretary 2-year term
Paul Blott* Local Board Member 2-year term
Elise Falanga* Local Board Member 2-year term
Heath Hensley* Local Board Member 2-year term
Bob Jesser* Local Board Member 2-year term
Mel MacKaron* Local Board Member 2-year term
Paul Blott* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Elise Falanga* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Frances Lee McCain* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Michael Miller* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Tom Schuch* Convention Delegate 2-year term

Those members elected as Local Officers, Local Board members and Convention Delegates, by virtue of their election to those positions, are also elected as Alternate National Board members who may be called upon to serve at National Board meetings when the National Board member from the New Mexico Local is unable to attend. The National Board Member and President, by virtue of their election to those positions, also serve as Convention Delegates.

The newly elected leaders will be installed in office on September 2, 2021. 

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