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Ballot results for the NALC Court of Adjudication, Executive Council (clergy and lay) and Bishop, as announced at the 2019 Convocation, August 8-9, 2019 in Indianapolis, IN.

Court of Adjudication, clergy or lay, four-year term

Number to be elected 2

Votes Received:

Jennifer Gold 311
Leslie Haines 275
Allyn Ray Rub 260
Marty Ramey 206
Abstain/Invalid 34

There is an election. The following are elected to the court of adjudication for a four-year term: Jennifer Gold and Leslie Haines.


Executive Council, clergy, four-year term

Number to be elected 1
Number of ballots 590
Number necessary to elect 296

Votes Received:

Bassam Abdallah 209
Carl L. M. Rasmussen 156
Rebecca M. M. Heber 91
Craig Moorman 65
Keith G. Less 50
Abstain 19

There is not an election. The following will appear on the next ballot: Bassam Abdallah and Carl L. M. Rasmussen.


Executive Council, lay, four-year term

Number to be elected 1
Number of ballots 590
Number necessary to elect 296

Votes Received:

Scott Kramer 214
Rosemary Johnson 194
Rebecka V. Andrae 139

There is not an election. The following will appear on the next ballot: Scott Kramer and Rosemary Johnson.


Bishop, four-year term

Number to be elected 1
Number of ballots 592
Number necessary to elect 297

Votes Received:

David M. Wendel 163
Dan Selbo 71
Eric M. Riesen 69
Amy C. Schifrin 53
James T. Lehmann 46
Ronald Hoyum 36
Phillip Gagnon 25
B. A. “Tim” Christ 24
Kenneth C. Kimball 22
Catherine Braasch 21
Marshall E. Hahn 16
Melinda H. Jones 16
Jeffray S. Greene 14
Amy C. Little 11
Abstain/Invalid 5

There is not an election. The following will appear on the next ballot: David M. Wendel, Dan Selbo, Eric M. Riesen, and Amy C. Schifrin.

Executive Council, clergy, four-year term

Number to be elected 1
Number of ballots 581
Number necessary to elect 291

Votes Received:

Bassam Abdallah 321
Carl L. M. Rasmussen 251
Abstain/Invalid 9

Bassam Abdallah has been elected to the Executive Council for a four-year term.


Executive Council, lay, four-year term

Number to be elected 1
Number of ballots 577
Number necessary to elect 289

Votes Received:

Scott Kramer 293
Rosemary Johnson 247
Abstain/Invalid 37

Scott Kramer has been elected to the Executive Council for a four-year term.


Bishop, four-year term

Number to be elected 1
Number of ballots 585
Number necessary to elect 293

Votes Received:

Dan Selbo 198
Eric M. Riesen 187
David M. Wendel 168
Amy C. Schifrin 31
Abstain/Invalid 1

There is not an election. The following will appear on the next ballot: Dan Selbo, Eric M. Riesen, and David M. Wendel.

Bishop, four-year term

Number to be elected 1
Number of ballots 576
Number necessary to elect 289

Votes Received:

Dan Selbo 239
Eric M. Riesen 194
David M. Wendel 143
Abstain/Invalid 0

There is not an election. The following will appear on the next ballot: Dan Selbo and Eric M. Riesen.

Bishop, four-year term

Number to be elected 1
Number of ballots 541
Number necessary to elect 271

Votes Received:

Dan Selbo 326
Eric M. Riesen 211
Abstain/Invalid 4

Dan Selbo has been elected bishop for a four-year term.