FEBRUARY 2022
GVRNOW!
GVRNOW!
FEBRUARY 2022
GVREC.ORG
Special Issue: 2022 Election
Each year, member households in good standing elect four of
their peers to sit on the Board of Directors for a 3-year term. The following directors are finishing their 3-year terms: Christine Gallegos, Mark McIntosh, Mike Zelenak, and Connie Griffin who has been serving out Don Weaver’s term since his resignation in August of 2021. Also on the ballot this year are Amended & Restated Bylaws. GVR’s annual elections begin with a call for nominees. This year, applications for candidates were due November 19, however, candidates who missed the deadline undertook a petition process. Qualifying petitions include signatures from 200 households in good standing. Only one signature per household will be counted. As of this writing, 3 members had petition processes underway. Petitions were due Friday, January 28.
A member in good standing is one whose membership account is up to date by the “record date” set as January 28 this year. This means that all dues and any late fees must be paid in full by 4pm on January 28 in order for the member household to receive a ballot or online voting code. The exceptions to this rule are: • households which have finalized arrangements for a monthly dues payment plan • households that have applied for 2022 dues relief through the Member Assistance Program (MAP) Each eligible household may submit ONE vote. A member who owns more than one home will receive a single weighted ballot: their vote will be counted for each home they own. If the member owns two homes, their vote will be counted twice. If they own six homes, it will be counted six times. GVR’s elections are managed by a professional third party. Vote Now, based in Florida, manages elections for community associations in fifteen states. They offer GVR members two ways to vote: online and via requested paper ballot. This year, GVR is working with Vote Now to improve the appearance of paper voting materials so they are easier to recognize as GVR election documents. GVR’s elections are directed by the Nominations and Elections Committee of the Board of Directors and supported by staff. Ted Boyett and Bev Lawless are Co-chairs the committee. Committee members are Marilyn Luehrmann, David Messick, and Arthur Mournian. Nominations and elections procedures are outlined in the Bylaws in Article V, and in the Corporate Policy Manual in Section VI, Subsection 2. These documents are available at GVREC.org under the Governance tab.