Q: My HOA board has decided to have electronic balloting, (vote via email) which I applaud since it is cheaper to run elections and easier for owners to vote. However, filing for our next board election just closed Aug. 1, and the board is refusing to release a list of filed candidates. The secretary of our board (the election officer per Nevada Revised Statutes 116) probably is running. As I understand it, any owner can request information not protected by executive session, and a list of candidates does not qualify. Not releasing the list now can give other candidates an unfair advantage because nobody would know who the candidates are until the ballots are issued. This seriously hurts the democratic process, which involves competition and opposition research, since background checks are

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