Ballots for the 2019 proposed Covenant amendments were sent out with a June 26 postmark. The 21 day voting period mandated in the then current and all previous Covenants therefore ended on July 17. The cover letter sent out with the ballots sated ballots had to be received by July 31 to be counted.
First, July 31 was a full two weeks past the 21 day deadline allowed for receiving returned ballots.
Second, when too few votes of approval were received by July 31, the Board attempted to further extend the voting period, claiming they were doing so on advice of legal counsel and in accordance with Colorado law..
Concerned Bannockburn Members provided the Board with reasons they believed the legal counsel was wrong and forced the Board to have legal counsel review their previous opinion. After the review, legal counsel reversed their opinion, thus forcing the Board to count only those ballots received in the 21 day period. This caused the proposed Covenant amendments to fail to be approved.
The proposed 2019 Covenant amendments contained many onerous and highly undesirable provisions far more suited to high-density communities with condominiums and duplexes than to those with single-family housing on acreages like Bannockburn. The failure of the 2019 Covenant amendments to be approved should be loudly applauded by every Bannockburn member who values their privacy.
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