Obviously it means that every owner gets a vote, but a vote on WHAT, and what are the mechanics for tallying these votes?
Are these votes only for electing UCO officers? Does One Person, One Vote apply to ISSUES that come up for a decision? How workable is this? And what legal changes would be necessary in order for this to be implemented?
I'd like to see this thoroughly hashed out—pros and cons on all sides of the issue—in the UCO Reporter.
Lanny Howe
Hi all,
ReplyDeleteGood question Lanny, for example, is "one person one vote" the same as "one vote per unit"?
Dave Israel
I believe that it was "one vote per unit" for elections only. We would certainly require a larger Elections Committee and voting machines, not to mention the Registration Process.What extra costs would be required to establish such a change? Would voting certificates be required to determine the voting member for a unit which is multiply owned, or would the policy be first come, first served?
ReplyDeleteGood question Lanny. When we moved here a few years ago, there seemed to be a concern that a small group of delegates could "hijack" the votes at a UCO meeting or sway an election--to the detriment of CV as a whole. If all the units at CV had one vote, the logic goes, it would be more representative of how CV really feels, not just how your building president (your delegate) feels one Friday morning. This logic only works, I think, if CV residents would show up and vote and take an interest. If not, the current delegate system will probably have to remain.
ReplyDeleteI do try to give my Unit Owners a chance to opine when it comes to matters concerning c.v. Interesting enough tho.....most of them would rather not take part...or unfortunate as it is....are not interested, (I'm sorry to say).
ReplyDeletegood morning,all
ReplyDeletea few years ago before i took a leave i started to research the one vote per unit question. i was in touch with rod tennyson and got his opinion and also i went to the supervisor of elections at that time was dr. anderson. i collected a bit of information from all of them and realized that with a few adjustments it is doable. i have been in touch with rod again seeing as a lot of my files have gone missing. so i will try to re-establish the question again and report as soon as i have stuff to tell. it will take some time but i'm on it.
My only objection to what appears
ReplyDeleteto be "democratic" is that any individual or couple, who own more
than 1 unit, regardless of the
Association it may be in, have the
ability to "Stack" any Election.
There is also the issue of Delegates, representing more than
1 Association, which too should be
challenged..they only should be permitted to represent the Association they reside in..
If you were to use the model provided by Chapter 718 and Administrative Case LAW, owners of different Association Units are permitted to cast their vote for each unit owned regardless of residency. Additionally, residency requirements for those seeking Board Membership have been determined to be violative of statute.
ReplyDeleteI do believe previous efforts on this same subject were defeated by the Delegate Assembly due to the combined costs of attorney amendment to the UCO Bylaws and and the rental fees for voting machines. I believe that the intent was one vote per unit as opposed to one vote per owner.
Considering the lack of attendance at "open meetings", it is my experience that individuals are usually more concerned with attaining rights than exercising such rights once granted.
Once the details of such an undertaking are known and evaluated, the Delegates will have the final say on the matter. As we all know, two-thirds of the seated Delegates are required to approve such a Bylaw Amendment.