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Nine people were elected to the KPFA Local Station Board using ranked choice voting, where voters rank candidates according to their preferences. 

There were 3,983 people who cast votes, 15.3 percent of the members eligible to vote. Five members of the Concerned Listener Slate, two members of the Alliance for a Democratic KPFA, and two independents won slots on the board: 

• Sarv Randhawa of the Concerned Listener Slate and vice chair of the Pacifica Board was elected in the first round; 

• Conn Hallinan, also of the Concerned Listener Slate was elected on the second round; 

• Henry Norr of the Alliance for a Democratic KPFA was elected on the seventh round; 

• Phoebe Anne Sorgen of the Concerned Listener Slate was elected on the 14th round; 

• Andrea Turner of the Concerned Listener Slate was elected on the 14th round; 

• Noelle Hanrahan, independent, was elected on the 18th round; 

• Vida Samiian, independent, was elected on the 18th round; 

• Ernesto (Tico) Chacin of the Concerned Listener State was elected on the 18th round; 

• Sasha Futran of the Alliance Slate was elected on the 22nd round. 

Details on the 22 rounds it took to elect the 18 people can be found at www.kpfa.org/elections/2006/TransferDetailReport.txt.