or lots shall become a member of this Association and so noted upon the books and/or records of the Association by the person engaged by the Board of Directors to supervise such books and/or records.  
  Section 7  Voting shall be by a member or his or her spouse only. Voting for candidates, capital expenditures, constitutional amendments and any other item appearing on the closed ballot at the Second Annual Meeting of the Association may be in person, or by absentee ballot which may be cast by a member who cannot vote in person due to the member expecting to be:  
  1. Away from the White Meadow Lake area.
  2. Ill or disabled.
  3. Engaged in gainful employment during the voting hours.
  4. Observing a religious holiday, or
  5. Serving in the Armed Forces of the United States or in the National Guard of the State of New Jersey
        on the day of the elections.
Requests for absentee ballots shall state the reason and my be made by mail which must be received no later than fifteen days prior to the day of the elections, or at the Association office not less than three days prior to the elections in person or, if ill or confined by a duly authorized representative. Valid requests for absentee ballots shall be processed promptly so as to assure the timely receipt of ballots by the members. Such ballots, to be counted, must be received at the Association office no later than the day prior to the elections by mail or in person. A member my surrender the absentee ballot by mail or in person at the Association office up to four(4)p.m. on the day prior to the elections in which case the member regains all usual voting privileges as if no such absentee ballot had been issued. Failure to surrender such ballot on or prior to four(4)p.m. on the day prior to the election shall constitute forfeiture of all voting rights on the closed ballot. The Board of Directors make all necessary rules and regulations to effectuate the purpose of this election. There shall be nothing in the paragraph to effect the open ballot voting on the budget as covered in Section 30 herein.
  Section 8 Membership in this Association is subject at all times to the Constitution and By-laws of the Association, now in force, or as added, or amended from time to time, and all Rules and Regulations adopted by the Association enacted by the Board of Directors, or other authority of the Association.  
  Section 9 Membership in good standing in the Association shall entitle the Home Owner and his immediate family residing in the premises or the Lot  
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