UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 27, 2011 (May 26, 2011)
 
MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

TENNESSEE
  
1-12762
  
62-1543819
(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification
incorporation)
      
No.)

6584 Poplar Avenue, Suite 300
    
Memphis, Tennessee
  
38138
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (901) 682-6600

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 26, 2011, the registrant held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders of record as of March 18, 2011 through the solicitation of proxies:

 
1.
To elect eight directors to serve for one year and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified;
 
2.
To amend the Amended and Restated Charter of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock to 150,000,000;
 
3.
To provide an advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation;
 
4.
To set the frequency of an advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation; and
 
5.
To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm for 2011.

All eight nominees were elected to serve for one year and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The results of the election were as follows:

               
Broker
  
   
For
    
Withheld
    
Non-Votes
  
H. Eric Bolton, Jr.
     30,696,650       372,475       3,030,802  
Alan B. Graf, Jr.
     29,825,612       1,243,513       3,030,802  
John S. Grinalds
     30,789,640       279,485       3,030,802  
Ralph Horn
     30,430,370       638,755       3,030,802  
Philip W. Norwood
     30,547,461       521,664       3,030,802  
W. Reid Sanders
     30,904,107       165,018       3,030,802  
William B. Sansom
     29,994,879       1,074,246       3,030,802  
Simon R.C. Wadsworth
     30,814,063       255,062       3,030,802  

The amendment to amend the Amended and Restated Charter of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock to 150,000,000 was not approved. The vote results were as follows:

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
17,339,789
  
16,720,191
  
39,935

The advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation was in favor of executive compensation. The results of the vote were as follows:

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
30,275,847
  
764,171
  
29,102

The advisory (non-binding) vote to set the frequency of the advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation was in favor of every year. The results of the vote were as follows:

One Year
  
Two Years
  
Three Years
  
Abstain
26,599,375
  
1,059,793
  
3,367,055
  
42,895

In light of the above results, on May 26, 2011, the Board of Directors voted to include a shareholder vote on the compensation of executives in the proxy materials every year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of executives.

Ernst & Young LLP was ratified to serve as the registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011. The results of the vote were as follows:

For
  
Against
  
Abstain
33,956,859
  
124,475
  
18,593
 
 
 
 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
Date: May 27, 2011
/s/Albert M. Campbell, III
 
Albert M. Campbell, III
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)