Floor Nomination

Floor nominations were once a common method for nominating candidates in annual HOA elections, allowing members to nominate themselves or others during the meeting. However, with California's secret ballot requirements, this practice has become largely impractical. Under current laws, inspectors of elections must treat an irrevocable ballot—a ballot submitted in a signed and sealed return envelope (including an inner envelope) with a printed name, signature, and valid unit address—as final. Because secret balloting prohibits adding or modifying votes after submission, floor nominations conflict with this requirement, making them effectively unusable in most HOA elections today. To determine if floor nominations are still permitted in your HOA, review your governing documents and election rules.