Removal of current BOD and select new BOD

We, the homeowners submitted a Petition signed by 55% of all homeowners in this Community ("Aldea" in Porter Ranch, CA) included names of 4 persons for new BOD to the board of director's meeting on 11/14/2016 for the purpose of removal of current BOD and selecting of new BOD. Now we received a response from the property management company, Accell instead of current BOD saying that current BOD merely can accept the Petition as calling of a special member meeting to vote for recall of current BOD. Now this is our questions can't majority (55%) of our homeowner's signatures remove current BOD with selecting of new BOD ? To remove current BOD has to be done by the way of vote, not by actual signatures. The By Law was not clear about it. Please help us.