Three candidates certified for 2020 OPA Board election

(May 21, 2020) It’s official: three candidates have been certified for the 2020 Ocean Pines Board of Directors election.  

In a letter to Elections Committee Chairman Steve Habeger this week, Ocean Pines Association Secretary Camilla Rogers confirmed that Doug Parks, Dr. Colette Horn and Dr. Stuart Lakernick had each qualified to run.  

A fourth candidate did not meet eligibility requirements. 

“I have verified that the three eligible candidates are current in their OPA fees and none of them have any outstanding CPI violations. Therefore, I can certify that Mr. Parks, Dr. Horn and Dr. Lakernick meet the requirements of Section 5.02(c) of the By-Laws and are eligible to run for the office of Director of Ocean Pines Association,” Rogers said in the letter.

While the original candidate filing deadline was May 10, that date was extended. Ocean Pines By-Laws require at least two more candidates than the number of seats available, which this year is two. 

The new application deadline is Friday, July 3.   

To download a candidate application, visit www.oceanpines.org/web/pages/board-of-directors. 

To read a commentary encouraging homeowners to run for the Board, visit /web/pages/news_content?announcementId=135&backURL=/web/pages/opa-news.