LOS ANGELES (April 16, 2008) – AFTRA Los Angeles announced voting results for the rerun of its 2007 election of nine Actors to the Los Angeles Board of Directors and thirteen representatives to AFTRA’s National Board of Directors. 

 

Reelected to the AFTRA Los Angeles Board of Directors were actors Lori Alan, Audrey Baranishyn, Milo Edwards, Morgan Fairchild, Matthew Kimbrough, Robert Pine, and Bill Ratner.  Incoming Los Angeles Board members are actors Steven Barr and Carole Elliott.

 

National Board members from Los Angeles reelected include actors Bonnie Bartlett, Patrika Darbo, Frances Fisher, Jason George, Sumi Haru, and Bill Ratner; dancer Sharon Ferguson; and singers Linda Harmon, Jon Joyce, and Dan Navarro. Newly-elected to the National Board are actors Jeff Austin and Paul Napier; and stuntperson Jane Austin.

To review the complete election results, click here.  For a tally of write-in votes for the AFTRA Los Angeles Board (Actor Category) election, click here.  (Note:  Write-in votes are allowed only for Los Angeles Local Board vacancies and are reflected in the complete election results.)
 

AFTRA Los Angeles Board terms begin May 30 and continue through June 30, 2010.  National Board terms also begin May 30 and continue through the conclusion of AFTRA’s 2011 Convention.

 

A total of 3011 valid ballots were received.

 

The rerun election, including the tabulation of ballots, was supervised by the U.S. Department of Labor as a result of a voluntary settlement between AFTRA and the DOL following a challenge to the original May 22, 2007, election.  Except for a Singer Category seat on the AFTRA National Board, nominations were not reopened, and candidates in the contested election ran again in the DOL supervised election.