Candidate Solicitation Letter

LAKE DON PEDRO OWNERS' ASSOCIATION
5182 FUENTES DE FLORES
LA GRANGE, CA 95329
(209) 852-2312, FAX (209) 852-2771
info@ldpoa.com

CANDIDATE SOLICITATION NOTICE[1]
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION

All eligible members of the Association are invited and encouraged to become candidates for election to the Board.[2]

In order to be eligible to become a candidate, a person must be a Member of the Association for at least three years prior to election and must be a Member in Good Standing for at least one year prior to election, as of the date he or she submits his or her written notice of desire to be a candidate. In order to be eligible for election to the Board, a person must be a Member of the Association for at least three years prior to election and must be a Member in Good Standing for at least one year prior to election, as of the date scheduled for close of the balloting period.

In order to become a candidate, you must notify the Association in writing by mail or hand delivery to the following address:

LAKE DON PEDRO OWNERS' ASSOCIATION
5182 FUENTES DE FLORES
LA GRANGE, CA 95329

Alternatively, your written notification may be faxed to 209 852-2771 or emailed to the Association at either info@ldpoa.com or ldpoa@throckwisp.com .

Your written notification of your desire to be a candidate and any Director Election Statements (described below) must be received by the Association no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 30, 2009. Each eligible member whose written notification is received in a timely manner by the Association shall automatically be a candidate. There shall be no nominations from the floor at the annual membership meeting.

Candidates and Members advocating a point of view may, but are not required to, submit (to the address/fax number listed above) a Director Election Statement that is reasonably related to the election. Directors Election Statements may not exceed one side of a single 8 ½ x 11 inch page. Black and white copies of all Director Election Statements that are received before 5:00 p.m. on August 30, 2009 will be reproduced as submitted and will be included with the ballot package which will be mailed to all members. By submitting a Director Election Statement, you accept full responsibility for its content and agree to indemnify the Association and its agents and representatives for any and all damage arising from and related to any such content.

It is each member's responsibility to confirm that his or her written notification of desire to be a candidate and Director Election Statement were received by the Association.

We look forward to receiving your notification of desire to be a candidate. Our Association works only because of owners like you who are willing to volunteer their time and skills on behalf of the entire community.

[1]This notice constitutes the "Candidate Solicitation Notice" described in Section 1A of the Association's Election Rules.
[2]PLEASE NOTE: There will be at least three seats to be filled in the upcoming election of Directors, as three Directors' terms expire naturally this year. However, there might be more than three seats to be filled because on July 18, 2009, the Association received a valid petition from Members requesting membership votes to recall each of the current Directors. The Association will be conducting the recall votes in the very near future. Look for your recall ballot in the mail sometime after August 1, 2009. If the recall vote is successful as to one or more of the current Directors, then new directors will need to be elected to fill those additional vacant seats. The election to fill any such additional vacant seats will be combined with the election of Directors to fill the seats of the three Directors whose terms are expiring this year.