VelappanP (Illinois)
Posts: 27
Posts: 27
Posted:
I am a newly elected board member and there was massive irregularities during the election. Three seats were open. There were 5 candidates to fill these three seats. Two of the candidates were the president and the treasurer. The treasurer is also the property manager (she assumed that role last year). On the election night, when tallying was over, the other three candidates where leading and the association's attorney allowed to introduce bogus ballots even if my attorney objected to it. The other three candidates were not allowed in the courting room. So they didn't know what was going on inside the room. We fear that there is massive fraud from both the incumbents and the presiding officer (association's attorney).
Being an elected officer, I asked a copy of all the documents associated to the election (signing sheets, ballots submitted, rejection reasons, proxies etc etc) and the property manager (who was also a candidate in the lection) said you have no rights other than a normal unit owner and she won't give me anything without a board approval. I know the board won't approve; as itβs not going to be in their best interests.
What is the best way to get these documents? As a board member, can I request the association's attorney to get involve? Though he helped them winning the election, I believe his fiduciary duty is to serve the board and I am a board member. I do not think he can mess it more than what he did so far. I am willing to take them to court if I have to.