Last Chance to Vote in 2026 OVA Election

The deadline for voting in the 2026 OVA elections (for directors and for Bylaws amendments) was extended by a month.  As of this writing, 1720 ballots have been received in the Board of Directors election, and 1662 ballots have been received in the Bylaws amendments election. You have ten days to get your ballots in, if you haven’t done so already. This means that the quorum for both elections (803 ballots) has long since been met, and three of the Board candidates will be selected when the votes are counted on May 5. However, because the minimum number of affirmative votes required to pass any Bylaws amendment is 1607, almost 97% of the Bylaws ballots submitted would have to be yes votes for either of the amendments to be enacted! And with the abrupt and unexpected dissolution by the Board of the Governing Documents Committee, it seems unlikely that OVA members will be given the opportunity to vote on Bylaws amendments for some time.

With all of that in mind, if you value your right to participate in the governance of your community, and if you have not yet turned in your ballot, now would be a good time to examine the candidates and proposed Bylaws amendments and to vote your conscience! The links below should give you plenty of information on which to base your decision. OVA indicates web pages on the OVA website, OO indicates articles in The Oakmont Observer and ND indicates posts in Nextdoor. If you have misplaced your ballots or electronic voting instructions, the FAQ page has links telling you how to get replacements:

OVA’s Voting Questions FAQ (OVA)

Election Delayed to May 5 (OVA)

Bylaws election links:

• Video: 10-7-25: Town Hall with Governing Docs Committee (OVA)

• Video: 2-19-26: Town Hall on Spring Ballot Bylaws Amendments (OVA)

• Video: 3-4-26: All About the Bylaws Amendments on the Spring 2026 Ballot (OVA GDC)

   

• Vote on Bylaw Amendments Included on Spring Ballot (OVA, 2/24/2026)

• Time to Vote on the Proposed Bylaws Amendments (OVA, 3/4/2026)

• Bylaws Amendments Pros and Cons (OO, 3/9/2026)

Bylaws pro/con endorsements and arguments:

• Why are the Bylaws amendments so important? By Jeff Neuman (ND, 3/4/2026)

• My Endorsements for the 2026 OVA Election by Bruce Bon (OO, 3/5/2026)

• We should all consider voting yes for both OVA Bylaw amendments by Tom Kendrick (ND, 3/5/2026)

• Ensuring OVA’s Bylaws remain legally compliant by David Simpson (ND, 3/17/2026)

• Vote the Bylaws Amendments by David Simpson (ND, 4/7/2026)

• The Long-Awaited “OVA Bylaws Quiz” by David Simpson (ND, 4/18/2026)

Board election links:

• OVA’s Election Coverage web page with links to candidate statements

• Video: Candidates Night 2026 (OVA, 2/18/2026)

• 2026 OVA Candidates Night (OO, 2/21/2026)

• OVA Board Candidate Survey 2026 (OO, 3/2/2026)

Candidate endorsements and web sites:

• Terri Mui is a very impressive candidate by Joy Bellomo (ND, 2/23/2026) (for Mui)

• Let’s talk about chickens roosting by Claudia Cappio (ND, 2/26/2026) (for Mui)

• OVA Board Election by Sue Meechan (ND, 3/3/2026) (against Mui, Axelrod)

• Good morning fellow Oakmont residents by Greg Darcy (ND, 3/4/2026) (for Darcy)

• My Endorsements for the 2026 OVA Election by Bruce Bon (OO, 3/5/2026) (for Oliver, Darcy, Axelrod)

• Call me irresponsible by Tom Mosby (ND, 3/25/2026) (for Oliver)

• A candidate for the people by Greg Darcy (ND, 3/11/2026) (for Darcy)

• We never….ever…do anything nice and easy by Tom Mosby (ND, 3/16/2026) (for Oliver, against Spanier, Klein)

• If you want someone who will represent the community… by Valerie Oliver (ND, 3/25/2026) (for Oliver)

• Spanier campaign web site

• Mui campaign web site

Above list of links is incomplete, especially for Nextdoor posts, which are numerous and for which the Nextdoor search feature seems not to return all expected results. If you know of additional web pages or Nextdoor posts which would provide additional information or endorsements, please add a comment to this article with a link, or send an Email with the information to The Oakmont Observer. After minimal vetting, we will add your link to the appropriate category above, ordered by publication date. Also note that opposing opinions are often expressed in comments following a Nextdoor post or in comments at the end of an Oakmont Observer article, which you may want to read to get a more complete understanding of each issue and candidate.