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as the election Inspectors, then the board and the vendor, under standing the importance of the Inspector’s oath and the potential ramifications if the results are chal lenged, must approve the appoint ment. To be effective, the appoint ment must also be announced at the meeting and recorded in the meeting minutes. • Notice of Bad Standing: New Jersey regulations require associations to provide at least 30 days’ notice to members in bad standing, with an opportunity to cure standing up until five (5) business days prior to the election. Missing a notice com pels election Inspectors to either count ballots cast by disqualified members or invalidate the election. Strategically skipping notices pro vides an opportunity to manipulate votes cast by members with arrears and other violations pending before the incumbent board. Managers must follow proper procedure to enforce standing requirements and must be prepared at the election meeting to certify the mailing of the bad standing notices. • Opportunity to Cure: In order to provide the requisite opportunity to cure bad standing, associations must allow members in bad stand ing to cast provisional ballots and provide a venue for the election Inspectors to address the validity of each provisional ballot before the election results are finalized. If the e-voting platform cannot accommodate that process, then alternative means of voting must be provided.

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