How does hoa elect board members if quorum not met?

Your governing documents define a quorum. For example, it may state that 'twenty-five percent of the ownership must be present in person, by proxy, or written ballot' in order to establish a quorum.

The board's responsibility is to secure the ballots or proxies or commitments from every owner to appear one way or another in meetings where a quorum is required.

If a quorum is not met, the meeting must be postponed until such time as a quorum can be assembled.

If this is the first election for a board, interested owners who understand association governance can rally themselves and organize a quorum around members who want to run for director positions.