Text Box: name of a Corporation, only one vote is permitted. The resident agent stated in the Articles of Incorporation, may cast the vote. Full time residents may vote, also. For example, if there were an apartment complex on this lake, the owner would be entitled to vote as would all full time residents of the complex. Another example includes a full time live-in relative. Proof of fulltime residence must be offered at the meeting, in order to vote. Examples of proof include current driver’s license or utility bill showing an address within the district. Voting procedure There is one open board position. Each is a three-year term. Elections for commissioners shall be conducted by secret ballot. Other votes are not conducted in secret. Act 275 of 2004 now permits electors and property owners at the annual meeting to consider and vote on Text Box: Who can vote First and foremost, under all circumstances below, you must be present to vote. Act 275 of 2004 specifically states that proxies and absentee ballots are not permissible. A single property owner whose name appears on the tax rolls as of 12/22/2008 gets one vote. If the property is in the name of two or more people, then the names listed on the tax rolls are entitled to one vote each. For example, if the tax rolls show that a property is in the name of Paul and Jane Bowles, then both Paul and Jane get one vote each. If the tax rolls state Thomas Pynchon, et al, then Thomas Pynchon and all the names flagged by “et al”, get one vote each. If the property is in the name of a living trust, only one vote is possible. For example, if the tax rolls state that your property is in the name of Marilynne Robinson Living Trust, only Marilynne Robinson can vote. If the property is in the Text Box: amendments to the annual budget. Act 275 of 2004 clarifies that proxies and absentee ballots are prohibited. Vote by a majority a tax on upon all taxable property within the District. Is also specified. Act 275 specifies that special charges ( assessments made in addition to the tax levy) may not exceed $2.50 per $1000 of assesssed value. Nominations can be made from the floor. More recent changes Act 275 of 2004 now permits electors and property owners at the annual meeting to consider and vote on amendments to the annual budget. Notice of Annual Meeting must be given 14 days in advance instead of the previous requirement of 10 days. Text Box: Your Right to Vote Text Box: Page #

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