Disclosure: This is an owner-run website and not affiliated with the Association, the Board, management, or their agents.

Contact: info@goldensurftowerscondominium.com

Why we’re posting

The Feb 19, 2026 election is complete, but multiple owners reported ballot delivery irregularities and we observed process issues that raise legitimate questions about access, consistency, and chain of custody.

This post is not an accusation. It is a preservation and documentation notice so owners can protect their rights and so any regulator reviewing this later has clean, timestamped facts.

What we are asking every owner to do today

1) Preserve originals (do not discard anything):

• The outer envelope (keep the postage/meter imprint and barcode intact)
• Any inner envelopes
• Any instructions, proxy/voting certificate materials
• Any alternate return envelope (including anything addressed to a unit owner rather than the Association)

2) Photograph both sides of:

• The envelope showing US Postage / meter imprint and any barcode
• Any labels or markings (ZIP, date, indicia, “Important voting material” text)

3) Send a quick report (2 minutes)

Email: info@goldensurftowerscondominium.com with:

• Unit number
• Whether you are in-state or out-of-state
• Date you received the ballot packet
• How you received it (USPS mailbox, handed by management, UPS/FedEx, other)
• If you had issues: “not received,” “received late,” “given someone else’s opened packet,” “asked to send ballot somewhere unusual,” etc.
• Attach photos (envelope + contents)

Specific issues reported/observed (high-level)

Owners have reported, and/or observers documented, items including:

• Late delivery (especially out of state) creating a “can’t return in time” problem.
• Some owners not receiving ballots or being told to obtain ballots through the office.
• Non-uniform materials (examples reported: color vs. black-and-white versions).
• Delivery/return routing concerns (examples reported: a return method directing materials to a private unit address rather than standard Association return handling).
• Owner drop-off restrictions (owners reporting they were prevented from placing their own sealed envelope into the box; management “doing it for them”).
• Chain-of-custody questions raised at/around the meeting that were not clearly answered.

About the “Affidavit of Mailing” posted Feb 24

An affidavit can state a mailing occurred, but owners can still legitimately ask for objective mailing proof. For large mailings, the typical verifiable items include:

• USPS acceptance documentation from the Business Mail Entry Unit (BMEU) or USPS receipt of bulk mailing acceptance
• A postage statement / mailing manifest (vendor-generated + USPS-accepted)
• Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb) documentation / “Informed Visibility” reporting (if the mailing used IMbs)
• Vendor production details (mail date, presort facility, mail class)

If your envelope shows a meter imprint and a barcode, that does not automatically prove it traveled through USPS processing for every unit, and Informed Delivery is not a complete audit trail (it misses items and is not guaranteed). That’s why we are preserving envelopes and requesting the underlying USPS/vendor mailing artifacts.

What happens next

• We are compiling a neutral election integrity packet: owner receipts, envelope images, timelines, and meeting observations.
• We will provide that packet to the appropriate oversight channel(s) already involved, and we will request review of:
  
  • Ballot access equity
  • Return path controls
  • Ballot box custody controls
  • Consistency of ballot materials
  • Document preservation (mailroom/office CCTV, logs, ballot handling)

Do’s and Don’ts (to keep this clean)

DO

• Stick to dates, documents, photos, and first-hand observations
• Preserve originals
• Send your report even if you think it’s “minor”

DON’T

• Post rumors as fact
• Confront anyone in person
• Engage in back-and-forth arguments

Bottom line: If the process was clean, documentation will support that. If it wasn’t, documentation is the only thing that matters.

Footer: Owner information only. Not affiliated with the Association Board, management, counsel, or agents. No voting instructions. No endorsements.Not legal advice.Process integrity only.