An apparatus, comprising: a first magnet including a first shielding member associated with a surface of the first magnet; a second magnet including a second shielding member associated with a surface of the second magnet, wherein the first shielding member substantially isolates a second magnetic field associated with the second magnet and the second shielding member substantially isolates a first magnetic field associated with the first magnet; a rotary position sensor housing, the first and second magnets (326, 328) disposed in the rotary position sensor housing in a side-by-side arrangement, the rotary position sensor housing defining an interior cavity and having a center portion disposed within the interior cavity, a first rotor disposed in the rotary position sensor housing, the first rotor individually rotatable in the rotary position sensor housing, and the first magnet disposed in the first rotor; a second rotor disposed in the rotary position sensor housing, the second rotor individually rotatable in the rotary position sensor housing, and the second magnet disposed in the second rotor; a first magnet-effect sensor positioned adjacent to the first magnet, the first magnet-effect sensor to produce a first electrical output signal that changes in response to a position of the first magnet; a second magnet-effect sensor positioned adjacent to the second magnet, the second magnet-effect sensor to produce a second electrical output signal that changes in response to a position of the second magnet; and a ring element disposed within the interior cavity and having an inner circumference and an outer circumference, the center portion of the rotary position sensor housing engaging a portion of the inner circumference and the interior cavity engaging a portion of the outer circumference, the ring element held fixedly in place by the center portion of the rotary position sensor housing, wherein the ring element is disposed between the first rotor and the second rotor and provides a dividing barrier between the first rotor and the second rotor and functions to provide a magnetic field separation between the first rotor and the second rotor. a first magnet including a first shielding member associated with a surface of the first magnet; a second magnet including a second shielding member associated with a surface of the second magnet, wherein the first shielding member substantially isolates a second magnetic field associated with the second magnet and the second shielding member substantially isolates a first magnetic field associated with the first magnet; a rotary position sensor housing, the first and second magnets (326, 328) disposed in the rotary position sensor housing in a side-by-side arrangement, the rotary position sensor housing defining an interior cavity and having a center portion disposed within the interior cavity, a first rotor disposed in the rotary position sensor housing, the first rotor individually rotatable in the rotary position sensor housing, and the first magnet disposed in the first rotor; a second rotor disposed in the rotary position sensor housing, the second rotor individually rotatable in the rotary position sensor housing, and the second magnet disposed in the second rotor; a first magnet-effect sensor positioned adjacent to the first magnet, the first magnet-effect sensor to produce a first electrical output signal that changes in response to a position of the first magnet; a second magnet-effect sensor positioned adjacent to the second magnet, the second magnet-effect sensor to produce a second electrical output signal that changes in response to a position of the second magnet; and a ring element disposed within the interior cavity and having an inner circumference and an outer circumference, the center portion of the rotary position sensor housing engaging a portion of the inner circumference and the interior cavity engaging a portion of the outer circumference, the ring element held fixedly in place by the center portion of the rotary position sensor housing, wherein the ring element is disposed between the first rotor and the second rotor and provides a dividing barrier between the first rotor and the second rotor and functions to provide a magnetic field separation between the first rotor and the second rotor.