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Community Association Laws and Regulations By State

Community Associations Institute (CAI) is the only international organization dedicated to fostering well-governed, successful community associations. For more than 40 years

California Online Voting Call to Action

Your help is needed to get lawmakers working to pass a new online voting bill.

California Introduces Bill 1360 to Permit Electronic Voting

AB 1360, as introduced, Torres. Common interest developments: electronic voting. An act to amend Section 5110 of, and to add Section 5117 to, the Civil Code, relating to common interest developments.

Is it legal to offer a raffle gift?

Q. To maximize our chances of obtaining a quorum, is it legally permissible for our condominium association to enter the names of all voters in a raffle for some type of gift?

Virginia Electronic Voting

Code of Virginia

General Information (All (25) in this section)

The Results Are In: Electronic voting for the HOA board election is the winner!

Voting Recap - Report from the Election Committee – Nov 2019 (large scale community, Arizona)

As Seen in the Florida Community Association Journal July 2019

Celebrating Leaders in the Industry

No Hanging Chads Here

Originally published in CAI Community Resource Magazine Central Arizona Chapter Spring 2018.

We have an approved CAMICB CE Course

We have an approved CAMICB CE Course bringing the legal requirements and online voting together in one fun session.

Holding Board Elections,Keeping Them Transparent, Fair, and Legal

Whether you live in a condo, co-op, or HOA, board elections are a complicated process, especially when it comes to voting and counting ballots. Yet electing (or re-electing) a board is probably one of the most important exercises the residents of a co-op or condo building can engage in on behalf of their community. After all, board members are the ones who make the crucial decisions about how their building is run – from maintenance schedules to major capital improvements.

Owner Sues Condo Corporation Over Alleged Board Election Irregularities

In a recent case (Wu v. PSCC 826, 2018 ONSC 2027), a condominium unit owner commenced legal proceedings against the condominium corporation over concerns about board election irregularities and proxy improprieties.

New Jersey Bill (A-3163) Provides fair standards for elections...

A3163 Provides fair standards for elections and recall of officers for homeowners' associations. Among other things it addresses electronic voting.

Vote HOA Now & Florida Statutes

Florida has several specific requirements for the online voting provider you choose for your community......

A Question of Quorum

Quorum in UK Residents Associations Quorum in US Home Owner's Associations

Residents' Associations - The UK

In the US, it's estimated that over 57 million Americans are members of local Homeowner Associations. Over here, the UK equivalent is Residents' Associations, but their aims are much the same....

Saving Money with Online Elections

As an HOA official, it's critical to keep an eye on the bottom line. Online elections can save your homeowner's association money- and time.

Proxy Voting

Proxy voting is widely used by homeowners associations during elections, but homeowners call the process "complicated and confusing". Is there a better option?

How to Get Elected to The Board of Directors of Your HOA

If you want to get elected to the board of directors of your homeowner association, we suggest that you follow these guidelines.....

Increasing HOA Members Participation in Elections

Increasing homeowners association members’ participation in elections is a constant challenge for HOA officials. Homeowners association officials have tried experimenting with different incentives.....

Getting Out the Vote

To combat low attendance, some community associations are using raffles, or offering prizes--drawing names from returned ballots at the annual meeting, or combining the meeting with a cookout or other social event.

Why You Should Run For Election to the Board of Directors of Your HOA

If you are elected to your board, you will share the power to make decisions about what is probably your largest asset - your home.

First-ever HOA Reform Coalition Rally

The efforts by the HOA Reform Coalition are part of a larger effort happening throughout the U.S.

Online Voting Saves Time

Voting online is a huge time-saver for HOA residents and officials. Although residents want to be a part of their HOA election process, it can be very time-consuming to review all of the amendments, issues and candidates on every ballot. Every homeowner needs to have time to review any and all election communications and voting instructions.

Voting Reporting Tools

The ultimate challenge for any HOA official is to ensure that voting results are accurate. One of the biggest benefits of electronic voting with Vote HOA Now is the reporting tools.

Secure Electronic Voting

For many people, the notion of using an online ballot is all-new. You might have concerns about electronic voting, like is it secure and is it safe?

Scorecard for Your Conduct of Meetings Policy

As many owners in mountain communities don't live in their units year round, boards of mountain communities rely on electronic communication to increase participation by non-resident board members as well as owners.

Empowering Homeowners with Online Voting

Empowering homeowners to vote on HOA issues and candidates is one way to affect change in a homeowners association. However, there are occasionally issues during HOA elections, and the voting process can be time-consuming for residents and officials.

Internet Voting vs The Way We Do It Now

People seems to think of electronic voting as being at odds with the way they vote now. It's not.....

7 things you should know about electronic voting

1. It's inexpensive - Starting at only $199/year for up to 100 owners.

Elect the Select

Homeowner associations are designed to be representative democracies governed by a board of directors elected by the members. Electing directors to the board that can thoughtfully govern is extremely important. To accomplish this, elections must be carefully planned, not hatched at the last minute. Here are important components of a successful election process.

State Statutes (All (22) in this section)

New Jersey CHAPTER 106

C.45:22A-45.2 Executive board elections...... (8) An association shall not prevent voting for an executive board member by electronic means where the executive board determines to employ voting in such manner and an association member, or voting-eligible tenant where applicable, consents to casting a vote in such manner.

Hawaii 514B Condominiums and Title 23 - 414D-104.5

§514B-123 Association meetings; voting; proxies. ... A unit owner may vote by mail or electronic transmission through a duly executed proxy. §414D-104.5 Action by ballot (b) A ballot shall: (1) Be either in written form or in the form of an electronic transmission;

Arizona Statutes

Tile 33 covers planned communities, title 10 covers non-profit corporation law

Maryland Real Property 11B-113.2

Maryland Real Property 11B-113.2 Electronic Voting

Florida Passes Bill to Allow Electronic Voting

HB 791 authorizing condominium, cooperative, and homeowners' associations to conduct votes of the membership by online voting passed and will go into effect 7/1/2015.

North Dakota Chapter 10-33

10-33-01. Definitions. 5. "Ballot" means a written ballot or a ballot transmitted by electronic communication.

Article 46. - Kansas Uniform Common Interest Owners Bill Of Rights Act

58-4614. Same; unit owner voting procedures. (a) Unless prohibited or limited by the declaration or bylaws, unit owners may vote at a meeting in person, by secret ballot, by absentee ballot pursuant to subsection (b)(4), by a proxy pursuant to subsection (c), or, when a vote is conducted without a meeting, by electronic or paper ballot pursuant to subsection (d).

New Mexico Chapter 47, Article 7E

Section 47-7E-9 A states: The association shall provide for votes to be cast in person, by absentee ballot or by proxy and may provide for voting by some other form of delivery.

Vermont Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act

Title 27A: Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (1994) Chapter 3: MANAGEMENT OF THE COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY 27 V.S.A. § 3-110. Voting; proxies; ballots

Connecticut Common Interest Ownership Act

Sec. 47-252. Voting. Proxies. Ballots. (a) Unless prohibited or limited by the declaration or bylaws, unit owners may vote at a meeting in person, by a proxy pursuant to subsection (c) of this section or, when a vote is conducted without a meeting, by electronic or paper ballot pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.

Illinois Electronic Voting Bill Signed Into Law

AI-IL is pleased to announce that HB 5322, the Electronic Voting Bill introduced by CAI, was signed into law on August 25, 2014 as Public Act 98-1042.

Oklahoma General Corporation Act.

Incorporated HOA's follow the state laws governing nonprofit corporations.

Pennsylvania - Title 15 5708

Except as otherwise provided in the bylaws, the presence or participation, including voting and taking other action, at a meeting of members, or the expression of consent or dissent to corporate action, by a member by conference telephone or other electronic means, including, without limitation, the Internet......

Online Voting for Texas in 2012

House Bill 2761 updates chapter 209 to allow for electronic voting in January 2012

Personal comment, good job Texas, this is the clearest law on online voting I have seen to date.

Washington - RCW 24.06.110

A member or shareholder may vote in person or, unless the articles of incorporation or the bylaws otherwise provide, may vote by mail, by electronic transmission.....

Washington RCW 24.03.085

The Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act allows association members to vote by electronic transmission (RCW 24.03.085) if voting in that manner is authorized by the association's bylaws. So if your association allows owners to vote via e-mail, so long as that is authorized by the bylaws, those votes are valid.

Delaware Title 25 Chapter 81

Subchapter III. Management of the Common Interest Community

Maryland Condominium Act Section 11-139.2

MARYLAND CONDOMINIUM ACT Annotated Code of Maryland Real Property Article, Title 11

Minnesota Statutes 515B.3-110 VOTING; PROXIES

(c) If authorized by the statute under which the association is created, and to the extent not limited or prohibited by the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or declaration, the vote on any issue or issues may be taken by electronic means.............,

Oregon Law

Chapter 94 Real Property Development Section 94.661 Electronic Ballot

Chapter 100 Condominiums Section: 100.428 Electronic ballot

South Carolina Chapter 31

SECTION 33-31-708. Action by written or electronic ballot.

Virginia Electronic Voting

Code of Virginia

 
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