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Cumulative voting is a voting method often used in board elections of California homeowner associations. With cumulative voting, each member of the HOA may cast all of their votes for one candidate...

Homeowner Association (HOA) voting in California is typically governed by the HOA’s bylaws and state law. Here are some general guidelines: The secret ballot process described in the Davis-Stirling...

HOA Elections are a complicated and confusing arena for homeowners to navigate. HOA elections are governed by multiple sets of rules and regulations, some of which are regularly changed or updated...

Tie votes are actually pretty common, particularly among board elections for small HOAs (the fewer votes there are, the greater the chance of a tie). Ideally, the HOA bylaws or election rules...

Pro Elections CEO Abigail Padou was invited to be the featured speaker at an ECHO educational event, “HOA Elections & Understanding the Role of an Inspector of Elections.” During the...

We changed our name from "Professional Election Inspectors" to the shorter "Pro Elections LLC."  We also created a new logo, to create a more professional look and feel for our business. A website...

Pursuant to new laws in the State of California, Civil Code §5110(b), homeowner associations (HOAs) are now required to hire 3rd party inspectors for board elections. These HOA election inspectors...

All of a sudden, it’s time to start the next election for your HOA. It seemed so far in the future and then you realize…it’s here! Fortunately, you are already prepared because you followed these...

The primary reason why HOA board elections take so long is because of certain requirements mandated by SB 323, which went into effect in January 2020. Among other requirements, SB 323 added the...

Homeowners Association (HOA) elections are critical for the effective functioning of an HOA. HOA members elect their representatives to make decisions on their behalf, and it is essential to ensure...

Individualized return addresses should not be printed on the outer envelope used to return a ballot because doing so dramatically increases the number of spoiled ballots. This advice sounds...

Homeowners associations (HOAs) are governed by a board of directors who are elected by the members of the association. The election process is a critical part of the functioning of an HOA, as it...