Board election ballot deadline Aug. 5

Property owners who have not yet voted in the Ocean Pines Board of Directors election are reminded that ballots must be received by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5.

Ballots were mailed last month to all eligible voters in the community.

Roughly 6,584 ballots were sent to eligible voters, while 1,871 notices of the annual meeting were sent to ineligible voters.   

Election mailings were marked “IMMEDIATE ATTENTION! Ballot receipt deadline 5 PM, August 5, 2020” in a red rectangle on the front of the envelope.

Who are the candidates?

This year, three candidates are vying for two seats on the Ocean Pines Board, which is the governing body of the Association. The two candidates with the most votes will each earn a three-year term on the Board. 

Running are incumbents Colette Horn and Doug Parks, and newcomer Stuart Lakernick. 

To help inform voters, each candidate provided a biographical statement and answered questions from the Elections Committee. That information is available online at /web/pages/news_content?announcementId=178&backURL=/web/pages/opa-news  and was also included in the election mailing. 

The three candidates also participated in an online forum moderated by the Elections Committee, which is viewable on at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdWZUVafLEY&feature=youtu.be.

How do I vote?

Completed ballots must be received by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Ballots may be returned by mail to the Berlin Post Office, using the self-addressed, postage-paid envelope included in the election mailing. Alternately, ballots may be returned in person to the ballot box in the Ocean Pines Administration Building on 239 Ocean Parkway. 

For questions about the election, call the Ocean Pines Elections hotline at 410-208-3989 or email [email protected]. 

What’s next?

Ballot counting will occur on Friday, Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. in the East Room of the Ocean Pines Community Center on 235 Ocean Parkway. Results of the count will be announced immediately after.  

Results will then be validated during the annual meeting on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 9 a.m. at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial in Ocean Pines, located near the intersection of Racetrack Road and Manklin Creek Road. Lot owners are asked to bring their ID in order to be verified. A quorum of at least 100 lots is required in order to hold the annual meeting. 

Key upcoming election dates are as follows: 

Ballot receipt deadline: Aug. 5 
Ballots counted and vote totals announced: Aug. 7 at 10 a.m., in the East Room of the Ocean Pines Community Center on 235 Ocean Parkway 
Annual meeting: Aug. 8 at 9 a.m., at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial

Keep up with future election announcements and other Association news at www.oceanpines.org/web/pages/opa-news.