Ballot Materials for September 28th Annual Sevilla HOA Election

As Board President Carolyn Brothers said during a recent monthly Board of Directors meeting, the Ballot Materials for this Annual Board of Directors Election were reviewed by the attorneys and her numerous times to ensure that there are no errors or issues.

But wait, there are errors and issues.

The Notice of 2023 Annual Membership Meeting indicates that homeowners were provided with the following:

1. A ballot

2. Instructions for the use and return of the ballot

3. Two envelopes for the return of the ballot

4. Election rules

5. Candidacy statements

That’s not all. Either the Attorney for the Sevilla HOA or the Board President authorized another notice for the election packet that was not indicated in the official Notice of the 2023 Annual Membership Meeting. Was this notice necessary for inclusion in the Ballot Materials?

The answer is no. This notice was posted at the Sevilla Community Pool in mid-July, and now appears in the ballot materials.  This notice again illustrates the board’s failure to take responsibility for the errors that they have made in this election process. The board deflects blame and comments that “unfortunately, a member has demanded that the election process be canceled because of these perceived deficiencies in the balloting materials”. What does their term “Unfortunately” imply? It implies that the board should not follow their own election rules and that blame is borne by one member who wants the board to conduct the election in the proper way by following the election rules. That member is ”me” who is a candidate in this election. The notice continues by stating that “the board reluctantly has decided to start the election process anew to avoid any additional legal costs to the Association”. Why would the board use the word “reluctantly”? It implies that the board would have moved forward with improper election procedures and that there would be additional legal costs because of me. It does not imply that the board’s actions are a result of its lack of oversight of the election process. The Board is responsible for the increased costs and attorney fees associated with this election.  The Board refuses to accept responsibility for its actions and instead apologizes for inconveniences that have occurred in this election process.

Does this error warrant the cancelation of the election? Of course, this additional notice illustrates the bias the Board of Directors has against me, a candidate for the position of Board Director.