GVR 2026 Election
This year, GVR members in good standing will elect three of their peers to serve on the GVR Board of Directors. The 2024 bylaw change reduces the Board from twelve to nine directors over a three-year period. Members will vote for three directors, with four directors completing their terms for the next two years. This year Kathi Bachelor, Beth Dingman, Marge Garneau, and Bev Lawless are completing their terms in March.
IMPORTANT DATES
Candidate applications are available year-round on the GVR website under Governance/Election Information
December 1–18 Candidate application period begins—applications due December 18 at 4pm |
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January 2–19 Petition period begins–petitions due by January 19 at 4pm
January 22 Board candidate orientation |
January 23 Slate of candidates presented to the Board and GVR members
January 28 Record date–to receive a ballot, members must pay all outstanding dues by this date, or have submitted for a monthly payment program or dues assistance through the Membership Assistance Program. |
February 16 Notice of Annual Meeting and voting instructions mailed to the address on file with GVR
February 25 Candidate Meet & Greet (after Board of Directors meeting) |
March 4 First candidate forum
| March 9 Voting begins |
March 11 Second candidate forum
March 20 Elections ends: last day to vote–paper and electronic ballots due by 4pm. New Directors are announced |
March 25 Annual Meeting of the Corporation
General Information about the Election and Voter Eligibility
A member in good standing is one whose membership account is up to date by the “record date” set every year by the Board of Directors at the October Regular Board Meeting. The exceptions to this rule are:
- Members that have finalized arrangements for a monthly dues payment plan
- Members who have applied for 2026 dues relief through the Member Assistance Program (MAP).
- Members may vote between March 9 and March 20, either online or via mail-in paper ballot.
Voting
- Each eligible household may submit ONE vote.
- In mid-February, all eligible households will receive via USPS, a notice of the Annual Meeting of the Corporation. That notice will include a VOTER CODE. Please retain this important piece of information. If you need a paper ballot, follow the instructions to request one.
- On March 9, all eligible households with an email address on file with their membership records will receive a voter code and a voting link via email. This should be the same voter code issued in traditional mail via USPS.
- Do you own multiple properties? Members who own more than one property will receive a single voter code. Your vote will be counted for each GVR property you own. If you own two properties, your vote will be counted twice. If you own six properties, it will be counted six times. If you own multiple properties and wish to receive a separate voter code for each, please contact NanciM@gvrec.org.
- The Nominations and Elections Committee of the Board of Directors oversees GVR elections. Nominations and Elections procedures are outlined in the Bylaws (HERE) in Article V, and in the Corporate Policy Manual (HERE) in Part 3, Section 6.
- GVR’s elections are managed by a professional third party. Vote-Now.com manages elections for community associations in fifteen states.