Election Central with Davis-Stirling election requirements for community associations, condominiums, stock cooperatives, and homeowners associations.

<body> <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Election Central with Davis-Stirling Act election requirements for community associations, condominiums, stock cooperatives, homeowners associations, planned developments, gated communities, inspectors of election, cumulative voting, ballots, proxy, proxies, double-envelope voting system, secret ballots, election of directors, nominations, nominating committee, floor nominations, quorum requirements, annual meetings, annual election of directors, mail ballots, mail-in ballots, mail balloting, annual meeting quorum, Davis-Stirling secret ballots, condo election rules, association election rules, homeowner election rules, home owner election rules, condominium election rules, electioneering, ballot procedures, California elections, association elections, Davis Sterling Act election guidelines, Adrian Adams election commentary, California election law</font></p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="table1" width="244" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#B2BCCF"> <p align="left"> <b><font size="2" face="Verdana">Step 1   Preliminary Issues</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000080">•</font><a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/election_rules.htm"><font color="#000080" size="2" face="Verdana">Required procedures</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/director_term.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Term of office</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/term_limits.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Term limits</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"> <p align="left"></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#B2BCCF"> <p align="left"> <b><font size="2" face="Verdana">Step 2   Nominations</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="textbold" height="19"> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/forms/election_candidates.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Call for candidates</font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="textbold" height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/member_defined.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Member defined</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="textbold" height="19"> <a target="main" class="link" href="newsletters/pending/nominating%20committee.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Nominating committee</font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/election_committee.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Nomination process</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <span style="font-weight: 700"> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/forms/notice_ann_mtg.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Notice of annual meeting</font></a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/election_posters.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Recruiting posters</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#B2BCCF"> <p align="left"> <b><font size="2" face="Verdana">Step 3   Campaigning</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/laws/1363.04.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Campaign funding</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Soliciting votes</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font face="Verdana"> <b> <font size="2" color="#000080"> -</font><a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/election_campaign.htm#mail"><font size="2" color="#000080">right to campaign</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"><font color="#000080"> -</font><a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/election_liability.htm"><font color="#000080">liability for content </font></a></font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"><font color="#000080"> -</font><a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/membership_list.htm"><font color="#000080">membership list</font></a></font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#B2BCCF"> <p align="left"> <b><font size="2" face="Verdana">Step 4   Inspectors of Election</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/inspectors_duties.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Duties</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/inspectors_appointment.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Selection</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <span style="font-weight: 700"> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/election_volunteers.htm"> <font color="#000080" size="2" face="Verdana">Volunteer liability</font></a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"> <p align="left"></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#B2BCCF"> <p align="left"> <b><font size="2" face="Verdana">Step 5   Ballots & Proxies</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Ballots</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font face="Verdana"> <b> <font size="2" color="#000080"> -</font><a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/ballot_by_mail.htm"><font size="2" color="#000080">ballot in lieu of meeting</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font face="Verdana"> <b> <font size="2" color="#000080"> -</font></b><a target="main" class="link" href="ds/forms/envelope.html"><font size="2"><img border="0" src="newsletters/graphics/envelope.gif" width="15" height="11"></font><font size="2" color="#000080"><b> double-envelope system</b></font></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font face="Verdana"><font size="2"> -</font><b><a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/election_incumbent.htm"><font size="2" color="#000080">incumbent</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font face="Verdana"><font size="2"> -</font><b><a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/voting_ballot.htm"><font size="2" color="#000080">items requiring ballot</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font face="Verdana"><font size="2"> -</font><b><a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/ballot_secure.htm"><font size="2" color="#000080">keeping ballots secure</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font face="Verdana"><font size="2"> -</font><b><a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/ballot_mailed.htm"><font size="2" color="#000080">mailing out ballots </font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font face="Verdana"><font size="2"> -</font><b><a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/ballot_revocation.htm"><font size="2" color="#000080">no revocation of ballot</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font face="Verdana"><font size="2"> -</font><a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/quorum_members.htm"><font color="#000080" style="font-weight:700" size="2">quorum required</font></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Proxies</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font face="Verdana"> <b> <font size="2" color="#000080"> -</font><a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/proxy_defined.htm"><font size="2" color="#000080">defined</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font face="Verdana"> <b> <font size="2" color="#000080"> -</font><a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/proxy_form.htm"><font size="2" color="#000080">form of proxy</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> <b> <font color="#000080">    ▪ </font> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/forms/proxy_cumulative.htm"><font color="#000080">cumulative</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font face="Verdana"> <b> <font size="2" color="#000080">    </font></b><font size="2"><b><font color="#000080">▪ </font></b></font> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/forms/proxy_noncumulative.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080">non-cumulative</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font face="Verdana"> <b> <font size="2" color="#000080"> -</font><a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/proxy_revocation.htm"><font size="2" color="#000080">revocation</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font face="Verdana"> <b> <font size="2" color="#000080"> -</font><a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/proxy_rules.htm"><font size="2" color="#000080">rules</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <font face="Verdana"> <b> <font size="2" color="#000080"> -</font><a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/proxy_3year.htm"><font size="2" color="#000080">three-year proxies</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#B2BCCF"> <p align="left"> <span class="textbold"> <font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana">Step 6   Voting</font></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/approval_defined.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">"Approval" defined</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/voting_cumulative.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Cumulative voting</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/election_delegates.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Delegate voting</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/election_acclamation.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Election without ballots</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/good_standing.html"> <font color="#000080" size="2" face="Verdana">Member in good standing</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/laws/cc_7612.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Shared membership</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19" bgcolor="#B2BCCF"> <b><font size="2" face="Verdana">Step 7   Annual Meeting</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/adjourned.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Adjourned meetings</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/forms/agenda_membership.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Agenda</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/meeting_required.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Failure to hold meeting</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/quorum_members.htm"> <font color="#000080" style="font-weight:700" size="2" face="Verdana">Quorum</font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/revenue_ruling.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Revenue Ruling 70-604</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/parliamentary.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Robert's Rules of Order</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#B2BCCF"> <p align="left"><b><font size="2" face="Verdana">Step 8   Election Results</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/ballot_counting.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Counting ballots</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/election_results.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Announcing results</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19" bgcolor="#B2BCCF"> <b><font size="2" face="Verdana">Step 9   After the Election</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/officer_selection.htm"> <font color="#000080" style="font-weight:700" size="2" face="Verdana">Election of officers</font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/election_storage.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Storing ballots</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19" bgcolor="#B2BCCF"> <font face="Verdana" size="2"> <b>Contesting Elections</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/ballot_insepction.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Inspection of ballots</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <b> <a target="main" class="link" href="ds/pages/election_challenge.htm"> <font size="2" color="#000080" face="Verdana">Contesting elections</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="5">  </td> </tr> </table> <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">all associations are required to adopt election rules to ensure secret balloting and fair elections as provided for in the Davis-Stirling Act. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">If an association violates these provisions, a court may award injunctive relief, impose a civil penalty of up to $500 for each violation, and/or void the election results. The court is required to award a successful plaintiff reasonable attorney fees and costs.</font></p> </body>