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Why Ignoring Your Ballot Means Voting No
A condo with fewer than forty units and a nine-member board spent years trying to pass two amendments: reducing the board and a building-wide smoking ban. Most residents supported both. Not enough of them voted. Stephen Wilson, vice president at Blue Woods Management, explains how that building finally crossed the supermajority threshold, and why a silent owner is effectively a no vote. He shares tactics you can use now, from lobby canvassing nights to simplified proxies and extended proxies that stay open for nearly a year. Wilson also explains why these changes rarely take less than twelve…
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