Sun City West announces election turnout, committee renewals and incoming board leadership
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Summary
The election committee reported a 26.9% owner‑member turnout, new directors were announced, special committees were renewed and Christine Novello passed the governing‑board gavel to incoming president Christine Novello (sic) during leadership transitions for FY2025–26.
The Sun City West election committee reported the largest turnout for a ballot‑only election in recent history and the governing board confirmed leadership and committee assignments for the 2025–26 year.
Election committee co‑chair Lou Anne Kent said the association mailed ballots by email to almost 25,000 owner‑members; more than 6,600 members cast ballots online, nine used a vendor phone line, 319 voted in person and three homebound ballots were recorded. Kent reported total participation of 26.9 percent.
Results announced at the meeting named elected and appointed directors. The meeting record reports that three full, three‑year seats were filled and one one‑year seat was appointed; the committee announced the winners and the board later seated incoming officers. Directors confirmed for FY2025–26 leadership roles include Christine Novello as governing board president, Rudy Grom as vice president, Anne Bechnell as treasurer and Sandra Forsey as secretary. Novello and other directors also announced chair appointments for standing committees (Budget & Finance, Chartered Clubs, Properties, Golf, Sports Pavilion) and the Torch and Election special committees.
The board unanimously renewed the Torch special committee and the Election special committee through June 2026. Board members thanked outgoing directors for their service and presented recognition plaques. The meeting concluded with the new board officers and committee chairs listed publicly for members.
The election committee said it will provide a zip file of recommended document and process changes for the incoming committee and recommended a review of bylaws and election‑related language to improve clarity on absentee/mail‑in voting, ballot referenda and campaign material policies.
Members interested in the full vote breakdown, a list of candidate names and the committee’s recommendations were directed to the association’s election materials and recorded videos on the Sun City West website and YouTube channel.
