Thread by @StephenGutowski

The NRA is not allowing me inside the board meeting since it is closed to press. Only staff and those with active memberships are allowed inside. I covered the last board meeting despite not having an active membership but there may have been some sort of miscommunication.

Either way, I'll be waiting outside the meeting and expect to be told of everything substantial that takes place inside. So, no worries there.

Here's the slate of NRA executives that will be put up for a vote during the board meeting. There is only one option being presented for each position, but there may be others put up for nomination during the meeting.

Carolyn Meadows has ended her term as President and is being replaced by the current First Vice President Charles Cotton. Willes Lee moves from Second Vice President to first. And David Coy becomes Second Vice President.

That's if the board adopts the slate.

And the board almost certainly will adopt that slate. The vast majority of board members who actually come to the board meetings remain supportive of LaPierre and leadership. There are a small number of dissenters still on the board, though.

The dissenters may try to nominate alternative candidates for president or executive vice president as a kind of protest. I'm sure I'll hear of it, if so.

There is a sign that says the event is closed to press. I'm the only reporter here, though. As far as I'm aware.

Me being the only reporter at NRA board meetings is becoming something of a theme. I was the only one at the emergency board meeting in Dallas to discuss the bankruptcy filing. And the only one at the recent meeting in Virginia.

The board is taking a break to count the ballots in the executive elections. Board member Phil Journey nominated former board member Rocky Marshall to be Executive Vice President. So, they board is choosing between LaPierre and Marshall.

Wayne LaPierre has been re-elected to serve as Executive Vice President of the NRA. However, the vote was not unanimous. Rocky Marshall recently 2 votes while Wayne LaPierre received 44 votes.

I wasn't in the room. So, that's the count I've been given. I'll update if I get an official number. But, doing the math, that means 30 of the 76 board members didn't vote. Many of them aren't actually here.

I'm now being told it was 44 votes for LaPierre, 3 abstentions, and 2 votes for Marshall. 26 members weren't in attendance. Here's Frank Tait's summary. He was in the room: taitnra.substack.com/p/summary-of-t…