Achieving precise positioning of conditional dashboard sections

Working with 11.1.1.7.0.
I have three dashboard sections that are conditional.  All three sections are in the same column.  Only one section will be visible at any given time.  The sections "turn off" and "turn on" as designed, in response to a dashboard prompt. That part works just fine.
Here's the problem: There is something about the section object that causes the top of Section #2 to display exactly 2 pixels below where the top of Section #1 was.  When I make the prompt selection that turns off Section #1 and turns on Section #2, Section #1 turns off and Section #2 appears, but it is 2-pixels too low.  Then I make the prompt selection that turns off Section #2 and turns on Section #3, and Section #3 has moved down another 2 pixels.  So if you're thinking about it on a grid, the top of Section #1 appears at vertical position y, Section #2 appears at position y-2px, and Section #3 appears at position y-4px.
The same thing happens sideways if I place the sections in three side-by-side columns.  Section #1 is at horizontal position x, Section #2 appears at position x+2px, and Section #3 appears at position x+4px.
I've tried setting the section properties to 0 for all padding values (top, bottom, left, right) but that did not help. 
So it appears that a conditional section never truly disappears.  It sort of feels like the contents are supressed, and a 1px border all the way around still remains, thus adding 2px in both directions.
Any thoughts on how to make conditional sections appear precisely where they "should" be?

The "empty" 2px are the reserved space where the disabled objects actually reside. I doubt you can tweak the rendering engine ;-)

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