On May 24, 2012, the registrant held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders of record as of March 16, 2012 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 100,000,000;

3. To provide an advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation;

4. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm for 2012.

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.     34,926,687       621,433       3,277,799
Alan B. Graf, Jr.       35,413,571       134,549       3,277,799
John S. Grinalds        35,233,281       314,839       3,277,799
Ralph Horn              34,575,039       973,081       3,277,799
Philip W. Norwood       34,775,910       772,210       3,277,799
W. Reid Sanders         35,382,328       165,792       3,277,799
William B. Sansom       34,603,241       944,879       3,277,799
Gary Shorb              35,403,194       144,926       3,277,799

The Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. ("the Amendment") to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock to 100,000,000 was approved. The vote results were as follows:

For Against Abstain
37,819,671 925,689 80,559

The description in this Form 8-K of the Amendment is not intended to be a complete description of the document, and the description is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the document, which is attached as an exhibit to, and incorporated as reference in, this Form 8-K.

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

For Against Abstain
34,353,099 1,139,231 55,790

Ernst & Young LLP was ratified to serve as the registrant's independent registered public accounting firm for 2012. The results of the vote were as follows:

For Against Abstain
38,673,133 140,803 11,983

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed pursuant to Item 9.01:

Exhibit No.   Description
3.1           Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter of
              Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. as adopted on May 24, 2012.