Email Ballots

Email Ballots

QUESTION: We have authorization from all homeowners to send all correspondence, billing, etc. by email. Can we also send election ballots by email? It is expected to be an uncontested meeting.

ANSWER: Email ballots would be convenient and a less expensive than paper ballots. Unfortunately, they would not be “secret” as required by the Davis-Stirling Act if they are returned by email. The statute requires ballots be returned in a double envelope system. Depending on your governing documents you may be able to dispense with balloting altogether in uncontested elections.

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A
Abbreviations
Abstain - board meetings
Abstain - member meetings
Abstract of judgment
Acclamation
Accounting
Acoustics
ADA
Adams Kessler
Adjourn
ADR
Advertising
Age restrictions
Agenda
AICPA
Air conditioners
Alcohol
Alternative dispute resolution
Amendments
Amenities
American flag
Android mobile app
Annual disclosures
Annual meeting
Annual Report
Anonymous complaints
Antennas
Appeal board decision
Appointment of directors
Approval defined
Arbitrary
Arbitration
Architectural
Arson
Articles of incorporation
Artificial grass
Asbestos
Asphalt
Assessment collection
Assessments
Associations
Attics
Attorney General
Attorney-client privilege
Attorneys' fees
Audit
Awards
B
Bad debt
Balance sheet
Balconies
Ballots
Bankruptcy
Banks
Banners
Barbeques
Barking dogs
Bedbugs
Bible study
Bicycles (children)
Bidding
Blighted property
Board duties & powers
Board meetings
Board of directors
Board packets
Board recall
BOMA
Bonds
Books & records
Borrowing from banks
Borrowing from reserves
Bounced checks
Broadcasting meetings
Brokerage accounts
Brown Act
Brush clearance
Budget
Building codes
Bulletin boards
Business Directory
Business in home
Business judgment rule
Buying & selling condos
Bylaws
C
Cable TV
CACM
CAI
Calderon Act
California CID law
Campaigning
Candidate qualifications
Capital improvements
Carbon monoxide
Cartoons
Case law
Cats
CC&Rs
CCAM
CDARS program
Censure
Census takers
Certificate of Deposit
Certificate of insurance
Certified mail
Certified manager
Changes in the law
Charging stations
Chat rooms
Check signing (reserves)
Checklist - disclosures
Children
Christmas decorations
CID law
CIDs
Cigarette smoke
CLAC
Class A & B votes
Clothes washer
Clotheslines
Cloud condominium
Clubhouse
Collections
Commercial CIDs
Committees
Common areas
Common interest development
Community apartments
Community service org.
Condo plan
Condominium
Conference calls
Conflict resolution
Conflicts of interest
Consent agenda
Construction bonds
Construction defects
Construction management
Constructive notice
Contact us
Contingency
Contractor license status
Contractors
Contracts
Co-op
Cooperatives
Copying costs
Corporations
Corporations Code
County recorder
Courts
Covenant to maintain
CPA
Credit bureau
Criminal activity
Cumulative voting
D
D&O insurance
Damage
Davis-Stirling Act
Davis-Stirling.com
Day care centers
Death of a resident
Decals
Declarant
Declaration
Deeds
Defamation
Defects
Defibrillators
Delegate voting
Delegating duties
Delinquencies
Denver boot
Department of Real Estate
Developer
Director qualifications
Directors
Disabled
Disaster
Disciplinary actions
Disclosure checklist
Disclosure index
Discrimination
Dispute resolution
Disruptive directors
Disruptive owners
Dissenting director
Dissolving an HOA
Dockominiums
Document disposal
Dogs
Domestic partners
Donating money
Door prizes
Drain lines
DRE
Driver's license
Droid mobile app
Drug rehab homes
Due diligence
Due process
Dues
Duties of directors
E
Earthquakes
Easements
ECHO
Elections
Electric charging stations
Electrical fixtures
Electronic records
Email between directors
Email notice
Embezzlement
Emergency assessments
Emergency meetings
Employee salaries
Employment law
Enforcement
Equestrian easements
Equitable relief
Equitable servitudes
Escrow
Ethics
EV charging stations
Evergreen clause
Exclusive easements
Exclusive use common area
Exculpatory clause
Executive committee
Executive session
F
Fair Debt Collection Act
Family defined
Family Trust
Fannie Mae
FCC
FDIC
Fees
Felons
Felony
FHA
Fidelity bond
Fiduciary duties
Financial records
Financial statement
Fines
Fire safety
Fiscal year
Fixtures
Flags
Fliers
Floods
Foreclosure
Fraud
Freddie Mac
Free speech
G
GAAP
Garbage collection fees
Gated communities
General ledger
Golfing
Good standing
Governing documents
Grandfathering
Green topics
Gross negligence
Group care homes
Guard company license
Guard license
Guide dogs
Gyms
H
Handicapped
Hanna & Van Atta
Harassment
Hardwood floors
Hearings
Height restrictions
HELOC
History of condos
HOA
Hoarders
Hold harmless
Holiday decorations
Home business
Homeowner dues
Homestead exemption
Hot tubs
Hotel condos
Humor
HVAC
I
IDR
Incense
Income statement
Incorporation
Indemnify
Independent contractors
Industrial condos
Ingress & egress
Injunction
Insects
Inspect records
Inspectors of Election
Insurance
Internal controls
Interpreting CC&Rs
Investing reserves
iPhone mobile app
IREM
Irrevocable ballot
IRS
J
Jacuzzi
Job descriptions
Job market
Joint neighborhood meetings
Joint owners
Judge pro tem
Judicial deference
Judicial foreclosure
K
Keys to common areas
Kudos
L
Labor law
Landscapers
Late fees
Lawyers
Lawyers on boards
Lead paint
Leaflets
Lease agreements
Legal expenses (budget)
Legal invoices (review)
Legal resources
Legislation
Liability of directors
Libel
License status (contractor)
Liens
Lighting
Lis pendens
Litigation
Litigation committee
Litigation privilege
Loans
Loft condominiums
Los Angeles salaries
Love notes
M
Maintenance
Majority defined
Manager
Manufactured housing
Marijuana
Marketing
Master association
Mechanics lien
Mediation
Meet and confer
Meetings - annual
Meetings - board
Meetings - special
Megan's Law
Member defined
Membership list
Mentally unstable
Mezuzah
Military personnel
Minutes
Misdemeanor
Mixed Use Developments
Mobile app
Mobilehomes
Mold
Monetary penalties
Money market accounts
Motions
Motor homes
Move-in/out fees
Music lessons
N
Negligence
Neighbor disputes
New laws
News & Events
Newsletters
No volunteers
Noise
Nominations
Notice of annual meeting
Notice of board meeting
Notice of Default (NOD)
Nudity
Nuisance
O
Obscenity
Occupancy restrictions
Odors
Office condos
Officers
Open forum
Open Meeting Act
Operating budget
Operating rules
Opt out
Orange County jobs
Orientation meeting
OSHA
Oversight of CIDs
Own-your-own
P
Paid directors
Paid in Full endorsements
Paint colors
Painting
Parcel map
Parking
Parliamentary procedure
Partition actions
Payment plans
PCAM
Penalties
Performance bond
Permits
Personnel issues
Pest control
Petition
Pets
Pickup trucks
Planned developments
Plants (low water)
Playgrounds
Pledge of allegiance
Plumbing
POA
Political contributions
Pools
Posting names
Powers of board
Prayer at meetings
President
Prima facie
Privileged Information
Pro forma budget
Pro rata
Pro tem judge
Process servers
Profanity
Professional certifications
Prop 65
Propane
Provisional director
Proxy - director
Proxy - member
Psychiatric hold
PUD
Q
Qualifications of directors
Quasi-governmental
Quiet enjoyment
Quitclaim deed
Quorum of directors
Quorum of members
R
Radon
Raffles
Real estate
Realtors on boards
Reasonable
Recall
Receiver
Record date
Recorders' offices
Recording meetings
Records
Recreational facilities
Recreational vehicles
Recuse
Recycling
Redacting information
Redemption rights
Registered sex offenders
Regulatory agency
Reimbursement assessments
Relatives on boards
Religious materials
Religious symbols
Relocation
Removal
Rent restrictions
Rent skimming
Renters
Repairs
Request for proposal
Reserves
Residential care facility
Resignations
Resolutions
Retirement communities
Revenue rulings
RFP
Right of first refusal
Right of redemption
Rights & powers
Riverside job market
Robert's Rules of Order
Rodents
Roofs
Rules
Rules enforcement
Rules of interpretation
RVs
S
Sacramento job market
Safety
Salary disclosures
Salary surveys
San Diego salaries
San Francisco salaries
Sarbanes-Oxley
Satellite dishes
SB 800
Secondhand smoke
Secret ballots
Secretary
Secretary of State
Security
Seismic valves
Seller disclosures
Senior communities
Service animals
Setbacks
Sewer lines
Sex offenders
Sexual harassment
Short sales
SI-CID filing
Sidewalks
Signature cards
Signs
Single action rule
Skateboarding
Skylights
Slander
Slander of Title
SLAPP Lawsuit
Slope maintenance
Small claims court
Smoking
Sober living facilities
Solar panels
Soldiers and sailors
Soliciting
Special assessments
Special meetings - board
Special meetings - members
Speed bumps
Speeding tickets
Spending
Spouse
Spouses on boards
Sproul & Rosenberry
Stair maintenance
Standing to enforce
Statement of Information
Statute of limitations - defects
Statute of limitations - rules
Statutes
Statutory conflicts
Stock cooperative
Street maintenance
Subdivision Map Act
Subterranean garage leaks
Suntan lotion
Surety bonds
Surplus funds
Surveillance cameras
Suspend priveleges
Suspend voting rights
Suspended corporation
Swimming pools
Synthetic grass
T
Tabled motion
Taping meetings
Taxes
Telephone wiring
Telephonic meetings
Temporary restraining order
Tenants
Term limits
Termites
Terrorism insurance
Threats
TIC project
Timeshares
Tort
Towing
Town hall meetings
Townhouse
Toxic chemicals
Toxic mold
Tract map
Transfer fees
Treasurer
Treasury Bills
Trees
Trip hazards
Trucks
Trustee's sale
Trusts
TV antennas
U
U.S. flag
Ultra vires act
Umbrella policies
Unanimous written consent
Unclean hands
Uncontested election
Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act
Unincorporated ass'ns
Unlawful detainer
Unlicensed vendors
Unruh Act
Urban Land Institute
Utilities - suspension
V
Vacancies on the board
Vandalism
Vehicles
Vendor directory
Vendor issues
Ventura job market
Veto rights - membership
Veto rights - president
Vexatious litigant
Vibrations
Video taping
View restrictions
Violations
Virtual meetings
Volunteers
Voting - board
Voting - membership
W
Wage garnishment
Waiver
Waiver of Liability
Warranties
Washer/Dryer
Water leaks/damage
Websites & chat rooms
Wheelchair access
Wild animals
Wildfire damage claims
Windows
Workers comp insurance
Write-in candidates
Y
Yard sales
Z
Zero-base budgeting
Zogby poll
Zoning