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Election Committee Charter

ARTICLE 3, ENCLOSURE 1
STANDING COMMITTEE CHARTERS
ELECTION COMMITTEE CHARTER
  1. BACKGROUND: The Election Committee was established to provide recommendations to the Board of Directors and assist with the implementation of the voting process at annual and special meetings.

  2. OBJECTIVES: The Committee shall recommend administrative deadlines to the Board of Directors; and shall develop and administer procedures as approved by the Board of Directors on policies and rules for the validation of proxies, registration of voters and casting and tallying of all votes.
  3. GUIDANCE: The Election Committee shall be guided by the MPOA documents and the Board of Directors.
  4. REQUIREMENTS: Through the Committee Chair or the Second Vice President of the Board of Directors, the Committee shall report its progress each month at the appropriate Board meeting, beginning in November and ending at the appropriate Board meeting following the Annual Meeting. The Committee shall present at the January Board Meeting the final form of all policies and rules deemed necessary to meet the objectives. The Committee shall administer Special Elections and Referendums as requested by the Board of Directors.
  5. MEMBERSHIP: All committee members shall be members of MPOA. However, no committee member may be an active candidate for the MPOA Board of Directors or a candidate's immediate family member or significant other. No committee member may be an employee of the management company or an employee's immediate family members or significant other.
  6. ADMINISTRATION: Article 3 of the Community Guidelines of Montclair (Committees) will be used as the basic document for administration of the Committee activities. The documents require the size of the committee to consist of “not less than three (3) Members at least two of whom are not Members of the Board.” The Committee is responsible to the Board of Directors under the administration of the Second Vice President. The Community Manager will provide staff support to the Committee.
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