By Kathryn Reed

The 2010 officers for the South Tahoe Association of Realtors is a done deal. But the directors, well, that’s another story.

A fax machine with no ink is being blamed for the re-vote.

Michael Phillips

An email to association members says, “Please be advised that the Election Committee has met and reviewed this year’s election. As you may be aware, the ballots for this year’s election were mailed out on a Friday, and a number of members faxed their completed ballots to the STAR office over that weekend. When staff arrived on Monday morning, they immediately saw that there was a problem with the fax machine. It was out of ink, and two of the ballots were completely illegible, with 7 more were very difficult to read, or partially illegible.”

It’s not quite like Florida in 2000, but with more than 10 percent of the 87 ballots that were returned not being readable, the committee elected to have a do-over. Two votes separated fourth and fifth place.

Five people are contending for four director seats. Each is a three-year term. On the slate are Pamela Francis, Judith Hanson, Janin Inman, Michael Mulligan and Kathy Southern. The vote should be tallied the night of Nov. 25.

The association has eight directors who serve staggered terms.

This year’s installation dinner will be Jan. 8 at Edgewood Tahoe.

The 2010 officers, who ran unopposed, are: Michael Phillips, president; Amanda Adams, president elect; Jill Stanton-Bricker, vice president; and Jill Teakell, secretary-treasurer.