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Women Voters. Results will be an- may invalidate a ballot? Two issues
nounced at the end of the Annual commonly arise that may invalidate a

Meeting and posted in each building ballot. The first issue is write-in
following the Annual Meeting. The votes. Write-in votes are not allowed,
Elections Committee encourages you nor are erasures or cross-outs. Doing
to please vote! any of these will invalidate your
proxy ballot.
What if I can’t attend the Annual
Meeting? If you cannot attend the Another common mistake is missing
meeting, you are encouraged to vote signatures. The printed and signed
by filling out the Proxy Ballot & Voting in the lobby, at Happy Hour or at the names of all owners of a WAL unit
Proxy Envelope, then: Annual Meeting? Don’t forget to bring your must appear on the proxy ballot en-
• Mail the envelope to the League WAL ID! velope. All unit owners listed on the
of Women Voters to arrive no deed must print their names at the
later than noon on March 4. What are the three ways that the top as well as sign and date the proxy
• Present the envelope to an Elec- proxy envelope can be completed? envelope on the signature lines. Why
tion Committee member on the • Complete the ballot and put it in is this so important? In 2018, WAL
date and time they will be in the your proxy envelope if you want had 30 invalidated ballots because:
lobby of your building from 5-7 to vote for a candidate(s); • Owners did not write their names
p.m. For Bldgs. 1 and 2, that will • You can have your proxy count at the top of the proxy envelope.
be on February 19. It will be on for quorum. You don’t want to • All owners of individual units
February 20 for Bldgs. 3 and 4. vote for any candidate(s) but did not sign the signature line,
• Place the envelope in the ballot want to help establish quorum and/or
drop box at the Front Desk, no (no ballot); or • Some handwriting was illegible
later than noon the day of the • Appoint someone to act on your • Ballots from previous elections
Annual Meeting, March 4, or behalf at the meeting and vote (e.g. 2016-2018) were submitted.
• Vote during the Community for a candidate(s).
Happy Hour on February 22 in Please read over the election materi-
the Terrace Lounge. What are the most common mis- als or come out to one of the sched-
takes made by unit owners which uled events. Don’t forget to vote!

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