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Charles K.Blizard Sr. Timothy J. CotterRoderic L. Hageman Diane W. HagemanDavid HuffmanRalph PattersonAlan D. Peterson Jayne TanzRon Widup
BallotPool Members JO ANSI/NETAStandard forAcceptanceTestingSpecificationsforElectricalPower Equipment andSystems 2009
Gary HartshormStuart Jackson David HuffmanJim JordanScott KinneyBenjamin Lanz Andrew KoblerMark Lautenschlager
Joe NimsJerry Parnell Jaime YbarraMose RamiehPeter Sammy Randall SaganRichard SobhrajLarry Stovall
Alan Turpen Wally VahlstromChris WerstiukJohn WhiteJP Wolff
Ken BassettTom BishopMichel Castonguay Scott BlizardRick Eynon David GearyDon GenutisPaul Hartman