BOD election proxies

If they existed, I would check your CC&Rs, the association's election rules, the state's HOA election rules, and the corporation's code election rules.
I California, proxies can't be used as ballots. Does your Declaration require secret ballots. There must be a mandatory timeline somewhere,

Our bylaws state. voting members may vote in person or by proxy. I'm concerned that they sent this out saying yes, I'll attend or Noah might attend. That's section A. Section B is appointment of proxy section. C is for the election. You picked one or you picked the second. at the bottom it says please complete and return no later than Tuesday. 5:00 PM the election. is Thursday. Last election, the president came in with 60 proxies in his hand voting for him and the other 4 incumbent directors(his friends) running . And we had six-ten people at the meeting voting in person.
We were told to email our ballots, but only I did, and my sister did. so they had those two, and they knew who we were voting for Not that it mattered. This year, it matters. There's one opening and two people running. If they know in advance how many people. voted two days before they could solicit more votes.

I am thinking maybe they should have said, if you're attending the meeting, don't send this in. But the directions state, everyone must vote two days before and send in their votes. Before the meeting. And again, if three or four of my neighbors give me their directed proxies, I should be able to walk in and submit their votes that night.

Our CCR states voting procedures, "should be governed by this declaration., the South Carolina not for profit corporation code, article of incorp and the bylaws." That's all.

You were provided a directed proxy form.

It happens all the time.

The board asks that you return the proxy to them, likely hoping to have enough to achieve a forum.

Of course, you can use that form or make one of your own and give to your neighbor.
The form you make will then be turned in at the meeting and kept by the Association (as it will become part of the Associations records).
Yes, you may be the proxy representative for your neighbors. However, your neighbors will have to make sure that your name is written on the proxy form as their representative.

Thank you for your advice. I feel better. I will pass it on to my neighbors and hopefully we don't have to get a lawyer, but we will stand up on election night make sure that they do count the people that walk in to vote and the people that bring a proxy.
I just never heard of this before but if you think it's a normal procedure, that's good to know.
I'll let you know how it goes in 30 days.
(ps. What I was trying to say in the prior post was, part A asked :
1)____ yes, I will attend.
or
2) ___no, I will not attend.

Just to clarify their letter states , "PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN TO THE ASSOCIATION OFFICE NO LATER THAN 5:00PM Tuesday, October 17, 2023 "
I left out a period. I added the election is Thursday night. So this is not a request. This is a statement. It's not a suggestion. But as long as you say that we can bring in proxies in person, and they have to count them, we will stand there and make sure they count them. We rarely have a quorum, which is 51%.. and last year, they didn't adjourn (which would cut the quorum to 25.5 %). They just accepted the proxy/ballots brought in and the votes from several people that showed up.

This is from SC nonprofit corporations code which says votes for directors can be turned in AT the annual meeting:
SECTION 33-31-804. Election, designation, and appointment of directors.

(a) If the corporation has members entitled to vote for directors, all the directors, except the initial directors, must be elected at the first annual meeting of members, and at each annual meeting thereafter, unless the articles or bylaws provide some other time or method of election, or provide that some of the directors are appointed by some other person or designated.