MassLandlords Election Results 2024: Board Members Reappointed

The MassLandlords elections took place in October 2024 ahead of state and federal elections. We are only just now reporting this because team member leaves of absence have left us very short-staffed since then. The Board of Directors continues without change.

Our 2024 election ended with appointments until next year’s election.

The quorum target was 526, but only 295 voted or abstained. In a normal year, we would have activated processes to obtain quorum, including sending reminders to non-voting members. This year, however, the election was uncontested; it likely appeared pointless to many members. Also, two of the team were on partial leave of absence for long-term illness; pursuing quorum seemed impossible given the workload-to-staff ratio. The decision was therefore made not to pursue quorum.

We discussed previously in a letter from the Executive Director why a few who might have run understandably chose not to.

The outgoing president, Michele Kasabula, appointed herself and Alec Bewsee to the vacancies for another year each.

This notice of election outcomes was published in June as the team caught up from the backlog of illness-deferred work.

Nominations are being taken on an ongoing basis for the 2025 elections, which will take place in October.

The best way to ensure ourselves of contested elections is to engage with MassLandlords and other members in person and on our message boards, and then to express interest in standing for election. If you are interested in getting more involved, set a reminder to engage on our message boards or attend or start a local event.