Election Essentials: 2023 Election Process

Jack Gregory and Mike Rico are the two candidates in our Fall 2023 election. The candidates are vying for a two-year, resident-volunteer position on the PCHOA Board of Directors, beginning Jan. 1, 2024. A director’s duties and responsibilities are described in Article V Section 2 of PebbleCreek’s CC&Rs, which are posted on the PCHOA website.

Who can vote?

Eligible voters are defined as “one homeowner of record per unit/lot.” One vote per lot. Regardless of the number of owners of any lot, there can be just one vote per lot. Any attempts to cast an additional ballot will be denied.

If a voter owns multiple lots, their vote will be weighted, and this weighting will be indicated on the email ballot from VoteHOANow.com. For instance, if a voter owns three PebbleCreek homes, the weighting will be three and his/her vote will be counted three times. (If not voting online, the owner of multiple lots can request a paper ballot for each lot owned.)

Renters or lessees are ineligible to vote.

(For additional details on eligibility, see the Master Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for PebbleCreek Golf Resort, ARTICLE VI, Membership and Voting.)

How to vote

Online voting is available 24/7 to registered homeowners. Since 2017, our online voting process has been managed by VoteHOANow.com. Online voting has proved to be quick, easy to use, and yielded an outstanding turnout for our HOA elections.

To ensure your electronic ballot reaches you, please make sure you have your email on file with the HOA. This can be verified in the following ways:

* If you currently receive your HOA dues billing by email, that email address is currently on file with the HOA and you will receive your voting instructions at that email address.

* If you do not receive your billing by email and wish to check if you have an email address on file or to add an email address to your HOA records for the purpose of voting, send an email to [email protected]. In your email, please indicate your full name, the email address you wish to add, and your street address.

If you prefer using a paper ballot, you must request one, in person, from the Eagle’s Nest or Tuscany Falls front desk during the active election period. No paper ballots will be mailed.

When to vote

Our PebbleCreek computer system designates the email address of the first name that appears on the lot’s deed as the primary email address for that property. Adhering to the CC&Rs’ election requirement of one vote per lot, each registered primary email address will receive an emailed invitation from VoteHOANow to vote online anytime during the fall PCHOA election period, which begins Monday, Oct. 30 and ends at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10.

On or about Oct. 30, registered homeowners will receive an email from [email protected], asking them to:

* Go online to the voting site by clicking the link provided in the email.

* Complete the voter registration (your voting code will prepopulate) even if you’ve registered in previous years.

* View the ballot, select the one candidate for which they are placing their vote, and submit their choice.

Once the vote is submitted, the homeowner will receive both an on-screen confirmation and an email that the vote has been confirmed. The entire, private, secure process takes only a few minutes.

More than 100 Arizona owner associations already use VoteHOANow’s system, which meets all legal requirements for HOA elections. It also provides the convenience of online access from anywhere and a paper-saving, eco-friendly approach.

If you prefer using a paper ballot, go in person to either of our Resident and Guest Service front desks during the active election period—which begins Monday, Oct. 30 and ends at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10—anytime within Resident & Guest Services’ business hours. Completed ballots must be received no later than 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10 in order to be counted.