HOA Homefront: Readers ask if board elections and votes for loan are fair?

Q: I own units in many different HOAs, including one in Huntington Beach. The HOA board has recently promulgated new rules regarding qualifications required for being elected to the board, and only owners who live on-site in the development are allowed to be elected. I believe I have been disenfranchised of my rights as a member of the HOA. I am allowed to vote and required to pay dues and special assessments, but I am prohibited from running for the board! Kelly, what sayeth thou? Can an H