2024 SDCEA Board of Directors Election Update

Ballots for the 2024 Board of Directors Election were mailed on Monday, March 11, 2024.

Look for yours to arrive in the mail from the Inspectors of Election.

Members who vote early and return their ballots postmarked by March 31 will be entered to win a $100 gift card for San Vicente Resort golf or dining. Three names will be drawn.

Members who mail in their ballots postmarked from April 1 to April 18, will be entered to win a $50 gift card for San Vicente Resort golf or dining. Three names will be drawn.

Remember: The Administration office and the Member-Guest Services desk will not accept any return ballots. Please mail yours to the Inspectors of Election using the pre-addressed and postage-paid envelopes provided to the following address:

The Inspectors of Election

P.O. Box 131778

Carlsbad, CA 92013

CANDIDATES

Seven (7) candidates are running for three (3) positions on the Board of Directors, to be decided by election on April 20, 2024. One (1) position is for a three-year term, one (1) position is for a two-year term and one (1) position is for a one-year term.

The candidates are (in alphabetical order): Jay Carpenter, Nicholas Deseno, Vanessa Jerrell, Kathleen Kankelberg, William (Bill) Owens, George Stoba, and Jeffrey Wells. Look in your mailed ballot package for candidate statements. For more election information log into your member portal at www.sdcea.net, go to “Shared Documents,” then “Board of Directors Election 2024.”

SDCEA homeowners can also “write-in” a candidate on their ballot but can cast no more than three votes. Voting for the same candidate more than once is acceptable, with no more than three total votes being cast. Casting more than a total of three votes will disqualify a ballot. Additional nominations may be accepted from the floor if a quorum is met at the Annual Meeting, starting at 6 pm on Saturday, April 20, in The Oaks Grille, 24157 San Vicente Road. If a quorum is not met on April 20, the Annual Meeting will be adjourned to Tuesday, April 23 at 4 pm, and nominations may be accepted from the floor at that time as well.

VOTE BY MAIL INSTRUCTIONS

1. All homeowners are asked to write in next to their candidate choice how many votes they are allocating, not to exceed three votes total. Voting for the same candidate more than once is fine, with no more than three votes total on the ballot.

2. Vote to approve IRS Revenue Ruling 70-604, the proposed Resolution for the Transfer of Membership Income.

3. Place the completed ballot in the “Secret Ballot Envelope” and seal it.

4. Insert this into the return envelope addressed to the election inspector.

5. SIGN the return envelope in the upper left corner. Without your signature, your vote is NOT counted!

6. MAIL your ballot right away – they must be received by 5 pm on April 19, 2024, by mail or dropped in the ballot box when the polls are open prior to the Annual Meeting from 4 – 6 pm on April 20, 2024. If no quorum is reached, the voting deadline will be extended to April 23, 2024, and the polls on this day are open from 12 – 2 pm.

April 19, 2024, at 5 pm - The last day to receive mail-in ballots.

VOTE IN PERSON INSTRUCTIONS

April 20, 2024 - Drop off ballots. Voting polls are open from 4 – 6 pm at The Oaks Grille, 24157 San Vicente Road.

April 23, 2024 - Drop off ballots. Voting polls are open from 12 – 2 pm at the San Vicente Room, 24157 San Vicente Road.

Ballots must be mailed or dropped off to the Inspector of Elections, or dropped off during polling hours the day of the Annual Meeting. To obtain a replacement ballot, please fill out the request form at https://inspectorsofelection.com/ballot-replacement/

Please direct any questions about the election process or the ballot information to the Inspectors of Election at info@theinspectorsofelection.com or 888-211-5332 or the Administration Office at 760-789-3788 x5000, or execsec@sdcea.net.