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LWV board will weigh changes to recall ballot Tuesday
July 13th, 2009, 3:29 pm · 7 Comments · posted by Teri Sforza, Register staff writer
That trip to court may be avoided after all.
The controversial ballots for the first-ever recall in Laguna Woods Village’s 40-something-year history may be revised at a meeting Tuesday in the Community Center.
Right now, the official ballot lets recall voters choose between “yes,” no” and “abstain,” which yes folks say is not allowed by California law. The ballot also includes capital letters saying “RECALL WITHOUT CAUSE” before each targeted director’s name.
The governing board of the United mutual - one of LWV’s homeowners associations - will weigh the ballots again at its at its meeting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.
At right, you see the ballot as it is presently configured. Below, you’ll see the ballot as the yes camp would like it to be.
We’ll keep you posted on what happens.
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Dont need the extra language “without cause” written on the ballot.
Also only needs one abstain box for quorum counting only.
Finally you need an area for new candidates on the ballot in the event the others are ousted otherwise you have no Board.
We’ll still have a board. Our board consists of 11 members. That will leave 7. Another election to take place to replace the 4.
I despise HOA’s.
The ballot stands due to expert legal opinion. Mike Curtis looses again. When the recall fails we hope he keeps his word to “WALK” and several residents have suggestions of where he should go.
“Expert legal opinion”? I never heard of one where a contravening expert legal opinion did not exist.
I have no relationship with either side, but to my untrained eyes, the current ballot is engineered towards a specific outcome. That, to me, renders it flawed.
If the LWV Board truly believes they are in the right, they should present their case to the members, use the updated ballot, and let the chips fall where they may. As a former HOA President, board members, including Presidents, are not so unique that they’re irreplaceable.
Maybe Mr. Curtis can get the recall ballot he likes so much when he is recalled………..
Maybe hubby can explain the legal process to you. Of course PCM would again inflate the true costs to a point way beyond bloated…another $100,000 or so for United residents in costs not justified. Then they can hire another conflicted attorney(Janet Powers lives in Third, just inside gate 11.)