Referendum totals announced: 2,531 in favor and 1,358 against

(May 14, 2021) The Ocean Pines Elections Committee on Friday announced vote totals for the 2021 referendum. 

The referendum asked homeowners to vote on a proposal that would limit capital expenditure spending to $1 million without a referendum. 

According to the Elections Committee’s manual count, there were 2,531 votes in favor of the referendum and 1,358 votes not in favor. 

Ocean Pines bylaws, last revised on Aug. 9, 2008, had included a spending threshold without a referendum of 20% of the income derived from annual charges, or about $1.8 million based on collections during fiscal year 2020-2021. 

“The referendum has passed,” Elections Committee Chairman Steve Habeger said. 

To view video of the count, visit https://youtu.be/bQG1OYrdfUg.