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FOXMOOR PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION ELECTION POLICY
Adopted: March 10, 2020
1.0.1 Campaigning.
(a) All candidates or members advocating a point of view during a campaign, including those not endorsed by the Board, shall be provided equal access to Association media, newsletters, or Internet Web sites (if any) for purposes that are reasonably related to the election. The Association may not edit or redact any content from these communications unless said content, if published, would subject the Association to legal action for republishing same. In addition, the Association may include a statement specifying that the candidate or member, and not the Association, is responsible for that content.
(b) All candidates, including those who are not incumbents, and all members advocating a point of view, including those not endorsed by the Board, for purposes reasonably related to the election, shall be provided equal access to any common area meeting space, if any exists, during a campaign at no cost.
(c) Association funds may not be used for “campaign purposes” in connection with any board election. The term “campaign purposes” is defined to include, without limitation, (1) “expressly advocating the election or defeat” of any candidate that is on the ballot; or (2) “including the photograph or prominently featuring the name of a candidate on a communication” from the Association (except the ballot and voting materials and equal access communication sent pursuant to this policy).
1.0.2 Notice of Election Meeting and Nomination of Candidates.
(a) At least ninety (90) days before an election meeting of the Association and thirty (30) days prior to the deadline to submit candidate nominations, the Board of Directors or its agent shall:
1. Send a Notice of Election Meeting to each member of record. Individual notice shall be delivered pursuant to Civil Code Section 4040 if such notice is requested by a member. This Notice shall state the location and date and time of the meeting and the identity and address of the Election Inspector chosen by the Board at an open meeting.
2. Mail, hand deliver or electronically deliver (with member consent) to each owner a Candidate Nomination Form which, among other things, shall set forth the deadline for submission of the Nomination Form and the procedure for such submission to the Election Inspectors.
(b) At least thirty (30) days prior to the mailing of ballots, the Association shall mail, hand deliver or electronically deliver (with member consent) to each owner a list of all candidate’s names that will appear on the ballot.
(c) At least thirty (30) days prior to the election meeting, the Election Inspectors shall individually deliver the ballots to the members and either individually deliver a copy of the election rules or notice that the election rules are posted on an internet website which is identified. If posted, the notice shall state in 12-point font on the ballot: “The rules governing this election may be found here: www.foxmoorpoa.org.
(d) Each member of the Association’s Board of Directors and nominees for the Board shall be a unit owner or a qualified representative. Qualified representatives include Trustees of Trusts, Officers or Managers of Corporations or LLCs or general partners of partnerships of LLP’s.
(e) Only Owners may nominate themselves or another Owner/qualified
representative. Only Owners may serve as a director except when the Bylaws or CCRs permit the Declarant to appoint or nominate non-owners. Qualifications shall be as set forth in the Bylaws except as otherwise provided in California law;
(f) Any candidate nominated by another person will be contacted to confirm that such candidate consents to having his or her name placed in nomination for election to the Board. If confirmation of consent is not obtained, the nominated candidate will not appear on the ballot.
(g) All candidates who meet the qualifications to serve on the Board and, if appropriate, have confirmed their willingness to run for election to the Board, shall be listed on the secret ballot. Qualifications to run for the Board shall be the same as those to serve on the Board. The following candidates and Directors shall be disqualified from running or serving on the Board: (1) An owner with a prior criminal conviction that would prevent the association from obtaining or maintaining the required fidelity bond under California law;
(2) An owner whose election would result in joint owners of a separate interest serving on the board at the same time:
(3) An owner who is delinquent in payment of regular or special assessments and who has had an opportunity to engage in Internal Dispute Resolution, has not paid amounts in protest and who is not making payments to Association under a payment plan. An owner subject to disqualification under this provision shall be affirmatively offered the opportunity to participate in Internal Dispute Resolution prior to formal disqualification prior to secret ballots being mailed to Owners.
Notwithstanding any provision in the Bylaws, all qualifications for Directors shall comply with the provisions of Civil Code Section 5100-5115 as amended from time to time.
(h) The Candidate Nomination Form must be returned to the Association at the address provided and by the deadline stated on such form. Nominations from the floor of the election meeting for candidates for the Board shall not be permitted. Write in votes shall not be permitted.
(i) Procedures for nominations for election to the Board shall comply with Corporation Code Section 7520, Civil Code Sections 5100-5130 as amended from time to time.
1.0.3 Secret Ballot Procedure; Record Date.
(a) Ballots and a pre-addressed envelope with instructions on how to return ballots shall be mailed by first-class mail or delivered by the Association to every member not less than thirty (30) days prior to the deadline for voting.
(b) Ballots must ensure the confidentiality of the voters.
(1) A voter may not be identified by name, address, or unit number on the ballot;
(2) The ballot may not require the signature of the voter;
(3) The ballot itself is inserted into an envelope that is sealed. This envelope is inserted into a second envelope that is sealed. In the upper left-hand corner of the second envelope, the voter prints and signs his or her name, address, and lot owned. If there are multiple lots owned by the same person there will be multiple ballots, each with its own envelope. The second envelope is addressed to the inspectors of election, who will be tallying the votes.
(c) Owners may return their secret ballot by mail or hand deliver it to the meeting or complete the ballot at the meeting; provided only those ballots which are delivered to the inspectors of election prior to the polls closing shall be counted. A non-Owner who holds a general power of attorney for an Owner or a valid proxy shall be entitled to receive a ballot and cast said ballot.
(d) A member may request a receipt for delivery. The record date for purposes of voting shall be the date the ballots are mailed to all of the owners.
(e) Valid proxies shall entitle the holder to receive and cast a secret ballot as provided herein. Directed proxies instructing the holder how to vote shall not be accepted.
(f) Cumulative voting shall be allowed for Board elections in any year in which two or more directors are to be elected.
1.0.4 Inspectors of Election.
(a) The Board shall appoint at an open meeting of the Board an independent third party as inspector of election prior to the mailing of the secret ballots. Independent third parties include, but are not limited to:
(1) a volunteer pool worker with the County registrar of voters;
(2) a licensee of the California Board of Accountancy;
(3) a notary public;
(4) a member of the Association provided such member is not a member of the Board of Directors or a candidate for the Board of Directors; A person who is currently employed or under contract to the Association (except specifically to act as an election inspector) shall not serve as an Election Inspector.
(b) Prior to secret ballots being mailed to all of the owners, the Board shall determine the Election Inspectors to whom the secret ballots shall be returned
(c) The inspectors of election shall also do all of the following:
(1) determine the number of memberships entitled to vote and the voting power of each;
(2) determine the authenticity, validity, and effect of proxies or powers of attorney, if any;
(3) receive ballots;
(4) hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way arising out of or in connection with the right to vote;
(5) count and tabulate all votes;
(6) determine when the polls shall close;
(7) determine the results of the election;
(8) perform any acts as may be proper to conduct the election with fairness to all members in accordance with this section and all applicable Rules of Association regarding the conduct of the election that are not in conflict with this section.
(d) An inspector of election shall perform his or her duties impartially, in good faith, to the best of his or her ability, and as expeditiously as is practical. The decision or act of a majority shall be effective in all respects as the decision or act of all.
(e) Any report made by the inspector or inspectors of election is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the report.
(f) The Board may remove and replace any inspector of election prior to the tabulation of ballots if an inspector of election resigns or if the Board reasonably determines that an inspector of election will not be able to perform his or her duties impartially and in good faith.
1.0.5 Handling of Ballots.
(a) The Election Inspector(s) shall be designated by the Board of Directors and shall be identified on the Notice of Election Meeting. As secret ballots are returned to the Election Inspector(s), the Election Inspector(s) shall check off on a sign-in sheet that a ballot has been received for such unit. The first secret ballot received for any lot shall be the ballot which is counted. Any subsequent ballots for the same lot which are received shall be deemed invalid and shall be discarded. Ballots received by the Election Inspector(s) shall be irrevocable.
(b) The sealed ballots at all times shall be in the custody of the inspectors of election or at a location designated by the inspectors until delivered to the inspectors at the meeting for the opening of the ballots and the tabulation of the vote.
(c) No person, including a member of the Association or an employee of the management company, shall open or otherwise review any ballot prior to the time and place at which the ballots are to be counted and tabulated.
(d) After tabulation, election ballots, signed voter envelope, voter list, candidate registration list, and proxies shall be in the custody of the Inspectors of Election or stored by the Association as designated by Inspectors of Election in a secure place until the expiration of the time period for filing a challenge to the election under Civil Code Section 5145. In the event of a recount or other challenge to the election process, the Association shall, upon written request, make the ballots available for inspection and review by members of their authorized representatives. Any recount shall be conducted in a manner that shall preserve the confidentiality of the vote.
1.0.6 Meeting at Which Secret Ballots Shall be Tabulated.
(a) The inspector of the election shall tabulate the ballots for the election of the Directors or other matters to which this policy applies at a meeting of the owners, or if no quorum is present, at a special meeting of the Board of Directors duly noticed for the same date, time and place, as the general meeting of the Association called for the purpose of counting ballots. The Board of Directors shall determine the date, time and place of the annual or other general meeting of the owners and the concurrent special meeting of the Board in accordance with the Association’s Bylaws.
1.0.7 Tabulation of Votes; Quorum Requirement.
(a) All votes shall be counted and tabulated by the inspector of election in public at a properly noticed open meeting of the members or of the Board at which a quorum of the membership exists in person or by ballots. The election shall not be valid unless a quorum of ballots are returned, which shall be if the number of ballots received equals or exceeds a majority of the members qualified to vote at the election. If a quorum is not received by the due date, the Board shall send written notice to all members extending the deadline for return of the ballots to another date and time between five (5) and thirty (30) days after the original deadline. A second Board meeting shall be scheduled to coincide with this extended deadline. At this second Board meeting, the inspector(s) of election will count the ballots. The election shall be valid if the number of ballots received constitutes a reduced quorum of 33-1/3% of the total votes in the Association, as set in the Association’s Bylaws for adjourned members’ meetings.
(b) The inspector of election shall confirm that no more than one ballot was returned for each unit.
(c) Any candidate or other member of the Association may witness the counting and tabulation of the votes.
1.0.8 Announcement of Results.
(a) The results of the election shall be promptly reported to the Board of Directors and shall be recorded in the minutes of the next meeting of the Board of Directors and shall be available for review by members of the Association.
(b) Upon certification of the election results by the inspectors of election, the newly elected Board members shall be deemed to have taken office.
(c) Within fifteen (15) days of the election, the Board shall publicize the results of the election in a communication directed to all members.
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