ARTICLE III: ASSOC. MEMBERSHIP & VOTING RIGHTS
Section 1. Membership. Every Owner who is a Mandatory Member or a Voluntary Member shall be a member of the Association by virtue of ownership of their Lot which is part of the Eligible Property; membership rights shall not attach to the Owner of any Lot who is not a Voluntary Member and who has delayed application of the Declaration until such date as the Declaration becomes effective as to that Lot. If title to a Lot is held by more than one person, each of such persons shall be members. Each such membership shall be appurtenant to the Lot upon which it is based and shall be transferred automatically by conveyance of that Lot. No person or entity other than an Owner may be a member of the Association, and a membership in the Association may not be transferred except in connection with the transfer of title to a Lot; provided, however, that the rights of voting may, if required by a mortgagee, be assigned by an Owner to such mortgagee as further security for a loan secured by a Lot, All Owners shall be entitled to one vote for each Lot owned, subject to the rights of the Association to suspend an Owner's voting rights as set forth in the Association bylaws. If more than one person holds an interest in any Lot, then the vote for such Lot shall be exercised as such persons among themselves determine, but in no event shall more than one vote be cast with respect to such Lot. If the co-Owners of any Lot cannot agree as to how a vote on a particular issue is to be cast, then no vote for such Lot on that particular issue shall be counted; there can be no split vote. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any co-Owner of a Lot who purports to cast a vote for such Lot shall be conclusively deemed to be casting such vote on behalf of and with the approval of all other co-Owners of such Lot unless another co-Owner objects before the final vote tally.
Section 2. Amplification. The provisions of this Article are to be amplified by the Articles of Incorporation of the Association and by the Bylaws of the Association; provided, however, that the amplification shall substantially alter or amend any of the rights or obligations of the Owners set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between this Declaration and the Articles of incorporation or the Bylaws, this Declaration shall control.
Section 2. Amplification. The provisions of this Article are to be amplified by the Articles of Incorporation of the Association and by the Bylaws of the Association; provided, however, that the amplification shall substantially alter or amend any of the rights or obligations of the Owners set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between this Declaration and the Articles of incorporation or the Bylaws, this Declaration shall control.