Nomination forms

Are you a condo association or single family home association?

Maybe I am a little naive and slow on this, but at the end of the day isn't a nomination form a simple piece of paper nominating someone for a position? What would you need other than name and address and possibly a little about themselves? I don't think you need to make it harder than it has to be, if folks want to run find a way to get them on the ballot unless you have the extreme problem of way too many eager volunteers.

Are not the duties of directors and officers described in you By-laws? Sorry, I am still confused.

Carol, to answer some of your questions:

‘What do your bylaws say about candidate qualifications?’

Not relevant. Florida law states that any member as long as he/she is 18 years old and not a felon can run.

‘ I agree with others that if the candidates are eligible, to deprive them of serving your HOA because of a form is petty and possible illegal. ‘
Some Association may request a resume, for instance. That is not illegal.

'My understanding is that a Nomination Committee makes sure the candidates qualify per your governing documents.'

Not in Florida, see above.

Who's on this nomination committee? Only directors?

Nomination Committee is appointed by the Board of Directors.

'Do you have written, board-approved election rules of some sort?'

N/A

Carol

We have Candidate Qualifications, over 18, not delinquent, no two owners from same unit, must be a member/owner, cannot miss three meetings in a row or 3 in 9 months.

We have a partiluar nomination form we use, but they is no standard form or one that must be used.

We qualify candidates with the inspector of elections

We have a set of election rules specifically written for our association using Civil Code 1363.03 as a guideline. By having our own election rules it gives us a little more flexibilty with who we slect as inspectors and how many.

Petunka

Really??

I was stating what is in our Bylaws, not California statue. I believe that was the question Carol posed. I do know the difference.

If you are a Board member seeking re-election, missing a specific number of meeting could disqualify you as a candidate.

Looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the room

So, Suzanne: If, as Petrunka asserts, the ONLY permissible qualifications are 18 or older/Assoc. member/non-felon then completing the "wrong from" cannot legally disqualify the candidate(s).

And, again, Suzanne, just who is on the Nomination Committee? Are they directors? Our Nomination Committee has a charter which outlines its duties. Does yours? What does it say?

Also, I do not think that the PM has the authority to insist that a certain form be used. The Board at a meeting, however, may wish to adopt the new form for future elections perhaps based on a recommendation from the Nomination Committee or from the PM.

What I'm trying to learn from you, Suzanne, is who or what entity in your Association has the authority to demand that a certain form be used?

Petrunka, I do know that boards appoint Committees. I did not ask Suzanne who appointed that committee.

Suzanne,

The options I see are:

1)Ask the the candidates complete the new form (explaining the mistake)
2)Copy the information onto the new form for them
3)Go ahead an publish the two forms in the package this time.

I do believe that the individuals should be on the ballot as the mistake wasn't the candidates but the Director who provided the forms.

Does it really matter if the old form was provided as a form of protest vs. a simple mistake? You have people willing to step forward and serve on the Board. Thank them. Try to correct the minor issue and not repeat it in the future.

Tim