question about elections

If there is only one person running per board spot and a group of people all vote no what happens after that? Do we find new people to run that didn't want to run in the first place? Once the votes are in does that make the previous board null and void?

I am confused. One either votes for a person or not, There is not a NO vote especially when they do not have an opponent. Even then a vote for an opponent is not a NO vote against someone. It is a YES vote for another.

Now having a quorum (enough voters) to actually have an election is another issue.

If no quorum then no election and usually those on the BOD stay on the BOD.

Your docs (usually the Bylaws) will tell you what is needed for an election quorum. It can be a simple majority of those that cast ballots such 2 out of the only 3 that actually voted or 75% of all owners like 300 of 400 must vote. It can vary widely.

I say in your case if only 5 are running for 5 spots then they are elected like in an uncontested election. Not even a need for an election.

Marissa

With only 18 homes you should consider a 3 person BOD. Three is plenty. Look at you docs to see if they say anything about BOD size.

HOA/COA elections are typically decided by Plurality Voting. That is to say that the person with the most votes win. If there are 3 positions available, then the 3 candidates with the most votes are elected. However, your governing documents can specify a minimum number of votes required.

If there are only 3 positions and 3 people running, and a majority of the people don't want one of the people to win, someone else should have stepped forward and agreed to run so there were 4 candidates. Otherwise, that 3rd person will be elected because it's likely that they will vote for themselves.

Using your example, the results of the voting would be announced like this:

Candidate A is elected to the Board by 18 votes
Candidate B is elected to the Board by 15 votes
Candidate C is elected to the Board by 2 votes.


No. Once the election has been held, those elected are elected.

As pointed out earlier, if individuals didn't want someone to win, they should have made sure that there were more candidates than available positions by running themselves.


No. The election is valid.
It's just that an unpopular candidate was elected.
That individual won because they were willing to serve when others weren't. One of the consequences of not wanting to serve is that you allow those who are willing to serve to be elected.

Now, once elected, the membership can certainly go through the process of recalling that one Director. Of course, someone will need to be willing to serve to fill the empty seat created by the recall.

See FL 720.303 or FL 718.112, which ever is applicable, for more information about recalls.

Here is food for thought.

If everyone steps down but that one individual, that one individual may appoint whomever they wish to serve with them on the Board (providing they meet the requirements, if any, in the governing documents).

Every decision by the Board is made by majority vote. In my opinion, it's better that those who think an individual shouldn't serve to remain on the board and cast votes so the decisions go the way they want, then to resign and effectively give the voting power to the one individual they feel shouldn't be serving.