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UPCI General
Conference Election Results
The United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) is
reelecting/electing the directors of each division (they’re up for renewal
every two years) on Wednesday, October 10, 2001 at their General Conference in
Louisville, Kentucky. Elections are a two step process where the incumbent and
any nominees are open to be named on the nominating ballot. If no candidate
receives a two-thirds majority, then the top three candidates are then in a
run-off vote. This year’s election has a new wrinkle—the
implementation of term limits. Eight year term limits began in 1993 with the
caveat that if an incumbent (after eight years of service) did not receive a
two-thirds majority on the nominating ballot, the incumbent would be ineligible
to run again that year. Along with term limits, General Superintendent Nathaniel A.
Urshan and Foreign Missions Director Harry Scism are retiring, both after 20
years of service, so this should prove a most interesting year. ninetyandnine.com will be covering the elections throughout October 10 and hopes to offer an in-depth report that evening.
October 10, 2001 General Superintendent(12:37am EDT)
After one and a half hours of deliberation, the top three nominees have
emerged. Since none of these three received two-thirds of the nominating
vote, their names will be voted on by the entire assembly of 3133 voters.
The nomination results are as follows: (1:09pm) The vote between the top three candidates ended in a virtual tie between Haney & Jones. A runoff vote will be conducted between these two candidates. (1:40pm) The new General Superintendent of the United Pentecostal Church International is Kenneth Haney. The following are quotes from the acceptance speech:
Foreign Missions Director(2:36pm) The three
nominees have been decided. The runoff votes will follow soon. The
nominees are as follows: (3:02pm) The new Foreign Missions Director is Bruce Howell. The following are quotes from his acceptance speech:
Assistant General Superintendent (West)(3:59pm) The Assistant General Superintendent
(West) to replace Haney was voted on as well. The winner is Randy
Keyes. The nominees broke down as follows:
October 11, 2001 All other positions(11:15am) Business was completed in record time Thursday morning. All the remaining officials were re-elected to their positions within an hour and fifteen minutes of the session's start. (see below) Click here for complete coverage of
election events.
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