HOA Vote extended twice after Quorum met both times

Our BOD has twice extended the vote to make changes to our association amendments and bylaws even after Quorum as met both times. I have never heard of this before and I have lived in several HOAs. I have always been under the impression that once quorum has been met, the vote is called whether or not you have reached the required votes cast (2/3's) or not. Has anyone ever seen a vote extended like this?

Yes, I have seen a board extend the voting time for amendments despite quorum being met. All who had already voted were told they could change their vote.

It is hard to identify anything illegal in this. After all, if the Board simply declared that the amendments had failed to pass, then it could just hold another vote in the near future with a bigger campaign.

The only problem might be that whoever is tallying the vote fails to communicate with people who bought into the HOA after voting began, letting the prior owners' vote count. Manipulating the vote might be a bit too easy.

I saw a HOA extend the vote and then ultimately pay its members to vote via a credit on their monthly assessment bill. It did not matter whether the member voted for or against the amendments. As long as the member voted, she or he got the credit. It's stupid, of course, because the money for the credit comes directly from the membership. But of course members are typically not so bright when it comes to HOA finances. They figure they now have an extra $50 or so in their pocket. Sure they do, for the short term.

I mean, they issued a ballot for a special meeting oct1 amending our documents. Oct 1 comes, meeting held, 1/3 quorum reached but did not get the 2/3 votes needed to call the vote. Extended to Nov 1 to try and get the 2/3, didnt get there again. Once again, EXtended again to dec3....

This is the very problem with quorum. They should be done away with. The documents will spell out the requirements for approval for removing a director, passing a special assessment, amending either the CCRs, Articles or Bylaws. If quorum is 10% of membership and amending the CCRs require 67%, what the hell is the point of quorum?

I have heard of balloting to amend the CCRs taking upwards of 3 years. What happens if an owner moves after the first year. Does their vote count, or does the new owner get to vote.

I have gotten whole documents restated and got them approved within 30 days, no adjournment and a rather large HOA. If you think that sending a ballot out is going to cut it, it should never have been sent out in the first place. It takes work, a lot of work, but you should have known that going in.