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ARTICLE III VOTING, MAJORITY OF OWNERS, QUORUM, PROXIES, VOTING BY MAIL Section· 1. Voting. The votes for . each Lot shall be as set forth • in Article II, Section 2.2 of the Declaration. No vote shall inure to any Lot during the time when the Association is an Owner thereof. A majority of the votes cast at any properly constituted meeting of the Owners, or cast by mail in accordance with Section 3, shall decide all matters properly brought before the Owners, except where a different vote is specifically required by the Declaration or these Bylaws. The term "majority" as used herein shall mean in excess of 50 percent of the votes cast at a meeting, in person, by proxy, or by mail. Cumulative voting shall not be permitted. Section 2. Quorum of Owners. As used in these Bylaws, the term "quorum of Owners" shall mean those Owners entitled to sixty percent (60%) of the votes of the Association. In the event multiple Owners of a Lot cannot agree on the exercise of voting power for such Lot, any one of such Owners may apply to the Board of Directors, which, after hearing all parties at a special meeting, shall determine the manner of exercise of the voting power for the Lot by a majority vote of the Directors voting at such special meeting. A Director shall not vote at such special meeting with respect to a Lot of which he or she is one of the multiple Owners. Section 3. Proxies and Voting by Mail. Votes may be cast in person, by proxy, or by mail. Proxies must be filed with the Secretary before the appointed time of each meeting. The entire vote on any issue, except the removal of directors, may be determined by mailed ballots, subject to the following requirements: · a. The notice of the vote shall: (i) clearly state the proposed action, (ii) indicate the number of responses needed to meet the quorum requirements, (iii) state the percentage of approvals necessary to approve each matter other than election of directors, and (iv) specify the time by which a ballot must be received by the Association in order to be counted. b. The ballot shall: (i) set forth each proposed action, and (ii) provide an opportunity to vote, for or against each proposed action. c. The Board of Directors shall set the time for the return of ballots, which shall not be less than 15 nor more than 30 days after the date of mailing of the ballots to the Owners. The Board of Directors shall provide notice of the results of the vote to the Owners within 10 days after the expiration of the voting period. d. Approval by written ballot under this Sectio11: is valid only if the number of votes cast by ballot equals or exceeds the quorum required to be present at a meeting authorizing action, and the number of approvals equals or ·exceeds the number of votes that would be required to approve the matter at a meeting. 4