2017 TAFF Race

The 2017 TAFF race was to send a North American delegate to Helsinki. The administrators were Curt Phillips (North America), and Anna Raftery (UK/Europe).

Candidate	North American Votes	UK/Europe Votes	Total Votes
Sarah Guide	9	9	18
Alissa McKersie	30	29	59
John Purcell	48	11	59
Hold Over Funds	0	1	1
No Preference	5	2	7
Total	92	52	144

The TAFF counting rules require that to win a candidate receive at least 20% of the vote in North America and 20% of the vote in the UK/Europe. Sarah Guide failed to receive 20% of the North American vote and was eliminated. The votes were recounted using the second place votes for Guide,, Hold Over Funds and No Preference.

Candidate	North American Votes	UK/Europe Votes	Total Votes
Alissa McKersie	32	35	67
John Purcell	54	14	68
Total	86	49	135

John Purcell was the winner by a single vote.

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