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New Mexico Chapter 47, Article 7E

Written by: Scott M

47-7E-9. Proxy and absentee voting; ballot count.

A. The association shall provide for votes to be cast in person, by absentee ballot or by
proxy and may provide for voting by some other form of delivery.

B. Vote by proxy is allowed for lot owner meetings. The proxy vote shall:
(1) be dated and executed by a lot owner, but if a lot is owned by more than one
person, each owner of the lot may vote or register protest to the casting of votes by the other
owners of the lot through a duly executed proxy, but in no case shall the total vote cast be more
than that allocated to the lot under the declaration;
(2) allow for revocation if notice of revocation is provided to the person presiding
over a lot owner meeting; and
(3) be valid only for the meeting at which it is cast.

C. If proxy voting is utilized at a lot owner meeting, a person shall not pay a company or
person to collect proxy votes.

D. Where directors or officers are to be elected by members, the bylaws may provide that
such elections may be conducted by mail.

E. Votes cast by proxy and by absentee ballot are valid for the purpose of establishing a
quorum.

F. Ballots, if used, shall be counted by a neutral third party or by a committee of volunteers.
The volunteers shall be selected or appointed at an open meeting, in a fair manner, by the chair
of the board or another person presiding during that portion of the meeting. The volunteers shall
not be board members and, in the case of a contested election for a board position, shall not be
candidates.

Reference: https://www.nmclerks.org/content/files/Homeowner%20Association%20Act.pdf

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