08/26/2021

ARRL members in the New England and Roanoke Divisions will choose among three
candidates running for Director in each Division. The candidates include two
incumbents. Those are the only contested races in this year's election cycle
for Director and Vice Director.

In the New England Division, the candidates for Director are the incumbent,
Fred Hopengarten, K1VR, of Lincoln, Massachusetts; past New England Director
Tom Frenaye, K1KI, of West Suffield, Connecticut, and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, of
Hollis, New Hampshire.

New England Vice Director Phil Temples, K9HI, of Watertown, Massachusetts, was
uncontested and has been declared elected.

In the Roanoke Division, the candidates for Director are the incumbent, George
"Bud" Hippisley, W2RU, of Penhook, Virginia, and challengers Dr. James Boehner,
N2ZZ, of Aiken, South Carolina, and Marvin Hoffman, WA4NC, of Boone, North
Carolina.

No one challenged Roanoke Division Vice Director Bill Morine, N2COP, of
Wilmington, North Carolina, and he has been declared elected for a new term. 

Incumbent Directors and Vice Directors in the ARRL Central, Hudson, and
Northwestern Divisions also had no challengers and have been declared elected.
In the Central Division, Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and
Vice Director Brent Walls, N9BA, of Greenfield, Indiana, will continue in their
respective posts.

In the Hudson Division, Director Ria Jairam, N2RJ, of Sussex, New Jersey, and
Vice Director Bill Hudzik, W2UDT, of Gillette, New Jersey, are unchallenged in
this election cycle and have been declared elected. In the Northwestern
Division, Director Mike Ritz, W7VO, of Scappoose, Oregon, and Vice Director
Mark Tharp, KB7HDX, of Yakima, Washington, also faced no challengers in their
re-election bids.

Full ARRL members of the New England and Roanoke Divisions who are in good
standing as of September 10, 2021, will receive a ballot in the mail no later
than October 1, 2021. Completed ballots must be received at the designated PO
Box in the envelope provided by noon Eastern Time Friday, November 19, 2021. 

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