Borad Election Question

If unable to achieve a Quorum at the Annual Meeting, no business including elections can be done. I the case of noe election, the BOD stays as is for another year.

All that said, if under developer control they probably have enough votes to make Quorum and swing any election the way they want it to go.

1 - if no one indicated he/she wanted to run for a spot, you would list the current board. You might also want to check your documents to see if nominations from the floor are accepted. At the meeting, you can announce that no one stated they were interested so we'll open the floor to nominations - if someone speaks up, you can go on from there.

2 - it shouldn't affect the absentee voters that much. Apparently no one else announced they were running, so if you're sending out ballots, mention that factoid, list the current board and they can vote for that slate. You might also add space for a write in candidate if your documents allow it.

3 - regarding your quorum, are you talking about a quorum to hold the meeting itself? Usually, you have to have that before any election can be held, so if you don't have enough homeowners participating, either by showing up or submitting proxies (if your documents allow them), you don't hold the meeting or the election. Your documents should allow you to reschedule, so you'd have to notify everyone the meeting wasn't held due to lack of quorum (you can tell them how many showed up and/or submitted proxies). Remind everyone of the minimum required and encourage them participate in some way.

You said the board members are new and may not understand this, but since you aren't sure, be sure YOU attend the meeting and see what happens - you can point out any irregularities in a cordial but professional manner (you might also want to help out, such as checking people in and counting ballots).