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Ocean Pines committee narrows proposed MO‑6 election changes, flags proxy language and replacement‑ballot fees for review
Summary
The Ocean Pines committee reviewed revisions to MO‑6 that clarify 'voting package' definitions, tighten proxy rules (quorum vs. directed), set ballot‑collection procedures, and questioned a $6 replacement‑ballot charge in the MK contract; changes will be redlined and sent to the bylaws committee for legal review.
The Ocean Pines committee on Monday walked through proposed edits to MO‑6, the association’s election procedures, focusing on how voting packages, proxies and replacement ballots are handled. The committee did not adopt final bylaw changes; members agreed to prepare a redlined version and refer questions to the bylaws committee and counsel.
The chairman opened the meeting saying the goal was to get changes “in motion so that we can…get things going, a little earlier,” and proposed reviewing the yellow‑highlighted edits sequentially. The committee approved the meeting agenda by voice vote before discussing the MO‑6 revisions.
A central debate centered on proxies. One member defined a directed proxy as “a proxy that tells somebody how to vote,”…
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