Please see current P&P for full Details

Identification for Voting

In order to vote in an election a voter must submit the following to the voting booth monitor:

• Proof, in the form of official certification that the voter is eighteen (18) or older
• Proof of current residency in territory of the Silver Dollar Court, as follows:

1. a) Current Nevada or California driver’s license with address in the territory of the empire, police card, passport, recent pay stub, rent receipt, power bill or telephone bill with the voter as the customer. Use of receipts or pay stubs must not be more than one month old as of the day of the election.

Community Members at Large

• • Membership in the Silver Dollar Court, shall not be limited and is open to all interested persons in the community. And living within the territory of the Silver Dollar Court. Honorary membership may be conferred upon persons outside of the territory of the Silver Dollar Court, Inc. but such members shall not have voting rights, which require residency in the territory of the Silver Dollar Court, Inc., as described herein above.

Absentee Voting

• • Absentee voting shall be used when an individual is unable to physically make it to the voting polls due to being out of town, hospitalization, for health reasons or at the discretion of the Board of Trustees. The absentee voter will write their voting choice(s) on a piece of paper along with a photocopy of proof of residency as outlined in Article VI, Section D above, placed into an envelope, and sealed. The voter is to sign their name on the envelope, with the envelope then given to or mailed to the President of the Board of Trustees at least one week before voting is to take place or at the discretion of the Executive Committee. This envelope is to then be placed into the locked ballot box and after voting, this envelope should be given to the Secretary of the Board as part of the voting

Ballots

• • • No “write in” candidates are allowed and if there is a “write in” then the ballot is void.
    • The ballot for the election of the Imperials shall list the candidates for each position and include an option for a vote for “none of the above.”
    • All candidates running unopposed shall run on a yes-no vote and must receive a simple majority of the votes and in the event of a “no” vote majority, the Board of Trustees shall appoint a Regent, if necessary, at the next scheduled Board
    • All candidates running for the board shall run on a yes –no vote and must receive a simple majority of the votes.