2003 TNNAConvention election results
26-27 september Convention at Pinson Mounds State Park
submitted by TNNAC vice chair, Vicky Garland - Mon Sep 29, 2003 14:25
caucus: Chattanooga Knoxville Kingsport Memphis Humboldt Nashville Shelbyville totals
EAST TN
1 John Hedgecoth 4 0 9 2 6 4 12 37
Lee Vest 0 3 4 4 5 4 2 22
Kippy Vaughn 0 3 0 2 4 0 0 9
Joice Fickenworth 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
4 6 13 8 15 9 15 70
2 Lee Vest 4 4 13 8 11 6 12 58
Kippy Vaughn 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 8
Joice Fickenworth 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
4 6 13 8 15 6 15 67
3 Kippy Vaughn 2 6 8 7 6 6 12 47
Joice Fickenworth 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4
abstain 1 0 5 0 8 2 2 18
invalid 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
4 6 13 8 15 9 15 70
4 Joice Fickenworth 1 6 2 8 7 6 6 36
No 0 0 7 0 7 2 8 24
abstain 3 0 4 0 1 1 1 10
4 6 13 8 15 9 15 70
caucus: Chattanooga Knoxville Kingsport Memphis Humboldt Nashville Shelbyville totals
MIDDLE TN
1 Jimmy Reedy 3 2 9 1 10 9 13 47
David Teat 1 2 4 6 1 1 0 15
Melba Eads 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 5
Anita Prevatte 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dale Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 13 8 15 10 13 67
2 David Teat 3 1 7 7 8 3 7 36
Melba Eads 1 0 5 0 4 5 1 16
Dale Mitchell 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 7
Anita Prevatte 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
invalid 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
4 1 13 8 15 10 10 61
HANDS David Teat 4 1 13 8 13 5 14 58
3 Dale Mitchell 2 0 2 7 10 4 10 35
Melba Eads 2 0 9 1 4 5 1 22
Anita Prevatte 0 6 1 0 0 1 4 12
abstain 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
4 6 13 8 15 10 15 71
HANDS Dale Mitchell 4 3 13 8 11 8 15 62
4 Anita Prevatte 2 6 1 5 5 7 11 37
Melba Eads 2 0 12 3 10 3 4 34
4 6 13 8 15 10 15 71
caucus: Chattanooga Knoxville Kingsport Memphis Humboldt Nashville Shelbyville totals
WEST TN
1 Van Lynch 4 5 9 3 11 4 15 51
Donna Bivens 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 7
Ann Shields 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 6
Dean Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
4 6 13 6 15 6 15 65
2 Donna Bivens 0 0 7 3 11 3 11 35
Ann Shields 3 6 4 2 3 2 3 23
Dean Jackson 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 7
4 6 13 6 15 6 15 65
3 Ann Shields 2 6 6 5 5 4 7 35
Dean Jackson 2 0 5 1 10 2 5 25
abstain 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 5
4 6 13 6 15 6 15 65
4 Dean Jackson 4 4 7 6 11 5 11 48
abstain 0 2 5 0 2 0 1 10
No 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 7
4 6 13 6 15 6 15 65
"Hands" was a call for a hand vote to determine if the front runner in the election
who had a clear lead could be approved by a majority of the convention as the
nominee without the need for another secret ballot.
New Business

- passed a Resolution to thank the hosts of the Humboldt Caucus Committee.

- motion passed to hold the 2005 Convention Saturday, September 24, at
  Little Cedar Mountain in Marion County, 30 miles west of Chattanooga.
    (see TNNAC Standing Rules, SECTION 2. Biannual Convention:
    (e) The convention shall, whenever practicable, take place
        outdoors at a historical Native American site.
    (f) The convention shall rotate between the three (3)
        "Grand Divisions" of the state.)

- motion passed to hold an open Conference on TNNAC on Saturday,
  March 27, in Nashville, "to discuss issues for voting in 2005 &
  to make recommendations to TNNAC (open to all interested parties)"

- motion passed to move the 2005 caucuses' date from August (one month
  prior to the convention) to March - six months prior to the convention.

thanks again to the Jackson/Humboldt hosts who made it such a memorable weekend!

Questions and/or comments may be sent to Vicky Garland, TNNAC Vice Chair, vlg42 @ hotmail.com.