2026 Harper's Choice Village Elections

Current two-year terms of office for two Harper’s Choice Village Board seats and one Harper’s Choice Columbia Council Representative seat expire on April 30, 2026. Two Board of Director nomination petitions were received from Joycelyn P. Jones and Stephen Lee Sprecher and two Columbia Council Representative nominations were received from Ashley Vaughan and Alan A. Klein. Per the Harper’s Choice Community Association bylaws, if the number of nominations is less than or equal to the number of vacant director positions, the qualified nominees shall be deemed to be elected by the members and the Board of Directors will appoint the nominees to the director positions. As such, there will be no election for the Board positions, only the Columbia Council Representative position. The terms of office for the three nominees will be May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2028. There will be a Meet the Candidates night on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Kahler Hall, 5440 Old Tucker Row, Columbia, Maryland 21044 from 7 pm - 9 pm. Please email Village Manager Steve Ingley at manager@harperschoice.org if you plan to participate in Meet the Candidates’ night.



In establishing a 10% quorum for the holding of the Annual Meeting, if the number of members represented in person or by proxy is insufficient, another meeting may be called as authorized by Section 11B-111(6) of the Maryland Homeowners Association Act. By a majority vote, the members present, either in person or represented by proxy, may call an additional meeting which shall occur not less than fifteen days after the Annual Meeting by giving ten (10) days’ notice of the time, place, and purpose of the Continued Annual Meeting. Notice shall be by posting on the homepage of the Association’s website. Additionally, the Association shall provide notice by electronic mail to those who have signed up to receive electronic communications. At the Continued Annual Meeting, the members present either in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum and may complete the election of Board Members and Columbia Council Representative and may approve or authorize any action which could have been taken had a sufficient number of members present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Candidates may continue to campaign. Any valid absentee ballots which arrive by midnight on the day before the continued meeting and the votes of any members who have not previously voted, who appear in person at the continued meeting shall be counted. Pursuant to Section 11B-111(6)(v), any amendments to the Association’s Bylaws shall only be effective if the 10% quorum in person or by proxy is achieved. If a Continued Annual Meeting becomes necessary, it will be held at Kahler Hall, 5440 Old Tucker Row, Columbia, Maryland 21044 (hybrid method) at 7:00 pm on the 13^th day of May, 2026, followed by the Board – Organizational Meeting.

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