Homeowner resource
Return your ballot
This ballot is not about choosing between the candidates. It decides whether the election happens at all.
jamachagreens.com/ballot
The part that voids ballots
Civil Code § 5115 sets a two-envelope procedure, and it is the opposite of what most people expect.
- Do not sign the ballot. Mark your choices, put the ballot in the smaller envelope, and seal it. The statute is explicit: "the ballot itself is not signed by the voter." A signed ballot is no longer secret.
- Sign the outer envelope. In the upper left-hand corner, sign your name, print your name, and write your address or unit identifier. This is what lets the Inspector confirm you are a member entitled to vote.
- Send it, or hand it over. The statute allows either mail or hand delivery to a location the Inspector specifies.
Both halves matter: a signed ballot is not secret, and an unsigned outer envelope cannot be matched to a member. Either mistake can cost you your vote. It has to arrive, not be postmarked, and once the Inspector has it § 5120 makes it irrevocable.
Send it to
HOA Elect CA, LLC, ATTN: Inspectors of Election
6161 El Cajon Blvd., Suite B437, San Diego, CA 92115
If a ballot never reached you
About 61% of units here are tenant-occupied, so many owners live elsewhere. If the address on file is out of date, your ballot went to the rental unit. Civil Code § 5105 gives you the right to check it — ask the Inspector, who is independent of the board.
- support@hoaelectca.com
- 855-701-VOTE (8683)
- www.HOAElectCA.com/associations/jamacha26
You may watch the count
Civil Code § 5120 requires ballots to be counted “in public at a properly noticed open meeting,” and lets any member witness it. Nobody may open a ballot before then. The meeting is October 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM. It is held by Zoom; the meeting ID and passcode are printed on the election notice mailed with your ballot, and again on the reconvened-meeting notice emailed October 1.
How many ballots do we need?
98/192
September 17
39/192
if it is adjourned
98 must arrive before any of them are opened — the 51% quorum in Bylaws Art. II § 3 and § 2. If fewer than 98 arrive, § 5115(d) lets the Board adjourn at least 20 days and reconvene on a quorum of 20% of the votes — and ballots already returned are counted there.
In February 2024 the Inspector received 51 ballots, certified that quorum had failed, and the envelopes were never opened. The meeting was adjourned, the sitting directors stayed, and the next election noticed with a ballot was twenty-one months later. 51 was twelve more than a reconvened meeting needs.
You are allowed to leave it blank
Four candidates are standing for five seats, so all four are seated if this election happens. Your marks do not change that. Your envelope does:
“Each ballot received by the inspector or inspectors of elections shall be treated as a member present at a meeting for purposes of establishing a quorum.” — § 5115(d)(1)
Received. Not marked, not cast for anyone. If none of the four appeals to you, sign the outer envelope and send the ballot back unmarked — it is not an endorsement, and it is not a wasted trip.
A ballot left on the kitchen counter is the one input that produces the outcome nobody says they want.