As of January 1, 2006, all elections for association board members are required to be held by secret ballot. For votes cast at the meeting by owners physically present, this requirement may cause some minor annoyance. But how can associations structure mail-in ballots to ensure that those votes remain a secret? The answer lies in multiple envelopes – two to be exact. (Note: This method also works for directed proxies.)

To preserve secrecy, an association should send or deliver the ballots and two preaddressed envelopes to its owners.  Click here for the full story.