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Section 5100 - Secret Ballot Requirement

(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other law or provision of the governing documents, elections regarding assessments legally requiring a vote, election and removal of directors, amendments to the governing documents, or the grant of exclusive use of common area pursuant to Section 4600 shall be held by secret ballot in accordance with the procedures set forth in this article.

(2) An association shall hold an election for a seat on the board of directors in accordance with the procedures set forth in this article at the expiration of the corresponding director’s term and at least once every four years.

(b) This article also governs an election on any topic that is expressly identified in the operating rules as being governed by this article.

(c) The provisions of this article apply to both incorporated and unincorporated associations, notwithstanding any contrary provision of the governing documents.

(d) The procedures set forth in this article shall apply to votes cast directly by the membership, but do not apply to votes cast by delegates or other elected representatives.

(e) In the event of a conflict between this article and the provisions of the Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation Law (Part 3 (commencing with Section 7110) of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code) relating to elections, the provisions of this article shall prevail.

(f) Directors shall not be required to be elected pursuant to this article if the governing documents provide that one member from each separate interest is a director.


Note: Subdivision (g), as added by Statutes of 2019, Chapter 858), created an election by acclamation procedure only applicable to associations with 6000 or more units.  Subdivision (g) was deleted by Statutes of 2021, Chapter 517, which also added Section 5103 to create an election by acclamation procedure for all associations and changed Section 5100 to delete the procedure the subdivision (g) procedure which was only applicable to associations with 6000 or more units (this Chapter 517 made no other changes to this Section 5100).


This section is referenced in Sections: 4365 and 5103

First Enacted:  Old CID Sections 1363.03 (b), (l), (m), (n)

Amended:  Statutes of 2012, Chapter 180, Statutes of 2014, Chapter 661, Statutes of 2019, Chapter 858 and Statutes of 2021, Chapter 517

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