How to Complete and Return Your Paper Ballot

Waterlefe Master Property Owners’ Association
2026 Annual Members Meeting & Board Election

If you choose to vote using a paper ballot, please follow the steps below carefully to ensure your vote is counted.

👉 Second Meeting Notification
👉 Ballot
👉 Proxy

Envelopes may be obtained in the Association Management Office.
 
Step 1: Ensure you have a valid Voting Certificate on file

• If your home is owned by multiple people, a business, or a trust, you must designate which person is allowed to vote. Without this on file your vote will NOT be counted!

Step 2: Mark Your Ballot

• Review the list of candidates included with the Second Notice.
• There are four (4) open Director positions.
• Vote for no more than four (4) candidates.
• Place an “X” in the box next to each candidate you are voting for.

Important reminders:

• Do not vote for more than four candidates.
• Do not write your name or make any identifying marks on the ballot.
• Ballots with identifying marks or too many selections cannot be counted.

Step 3: Seal the Ballot Envelope (

• Place your completed ballot into the white ballot envelope.
• Seal the white ballot envelope completely.

Step 4: Complete the Return Envelope

• Place the sealed white ballot envelope into the blue return envelope.
• Seal the blue return envelope.
• On the outside of the blue envelope:
  • Fill in the lot information as requested.
  • The owner or the voting member named on the Certificate Appointing Voting Member must sign the envelope.

Ballots that are not signed or do not include the required lot information cannot be counted. Step 5: Return Your Ballot
You may return your completed ballot in any of the following ways:

• Mail it to:
  Waterlefe MPOA
  995 Fish Hook Cove
  Bradenton, FL 34212
• Hand-deliver it to the Association office.
• Bring it with you to the Annual Members Meeting and submit it there.

Important Deadlines

• Paper ballots must be received by the Association no later than Monday, January 26, 2026.
• Only one ballot per household may be submitted.

Need Help?
If you have questions, need a replacement ballot, or are unsure how to complete the materials, please contact the Association office at 941-747-6898 ext. 2 or via email at [email protected]

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Online / Electronic Voting Opens January 15, 2026 at 3am.

We have added the option to vote electronically using a third-party representative. This is a safe and efficient method to increase participation while saving both time and money. Each property with an email on file will receive an email invitation to vote from the association voting site. Please be sure to add this email address [email protected] to your safe sender list/address book so you can participate in the vote.

If we do not have your email address on file or you do not receive the email by January 7, 2025 (or require a paper ballot), you can still vote online. Please contact the office at 941-747-6898 x2 or go to the web address listed below and click Contact Us to get your code.
 
Web Address: https://waterlefe.ivotehoa.com/register.

Voting online is easy and quick! You will have three steps!
1. Receive the email and click the link to go to the voting site (or go to the voting site and enter your code).
2. Register for the vote by entering your name, email, and creating a password.
3. Make your choices on the ballot and submit.

There are four (4) vacancies on the Board of Directors in which you may cast your vote by checking the box next to their name. All positions are two-year terms. Only one ballot per household.

When your vote is complete, you will receive both an onscreen confirmation and an email that the vote has been recorded. The entire process takes only a few minutes - less time than it did to read these instructions!