ABA Announcements
2015 UNCONTESTED REGULAR STATE DELEGATE ELECTIONS
The Association’s Constitution at S 6.3(a) provides that if only one valid nominating petition is filed in a State Delegate election, the Board of Elections shall certify to the House of Delegates that the sole nominee is elected. Accordingly, on December 11, 2014 the Board of Elections certified the following persons to be State Delegates for three-year terms beginning with the adjournment of the 2015 Annual Meeting.
State: Candidate
Arkansas: Carolyn B. Witherspoon
Colorado: Beverly J. Quail
Delaware: William D. Johnston
Georgia: Paula J. Frederick
Idaho: Larry C. Hunter
Indiana: Joseph D. O’Connor
Louisiana: Frank X. Neuner Jr.
Maryland: Barbara Kerr Howe
Minnesota: Trudy J. Halla:
New Hampshire: Russell F. Hilliard
New York: Mark H. Alcott
Ohio: Barbara J. Howard
Oregon: Adrienne C. Nelson
Rhode Island: Joseph J. Roszkowski
Utah: Lawrence E. Stevens
West Virginia: John Preston Bailey
BOARD OF ELECTIONS
The Honorable Jean H. Toal, Chair
N. Kay Bridger-Riley
Leonard H. Gilbert
2015 CONTESTED STATE DELEGATE ELECTION
The following persons accredited to the state of Nevada have filed petitions for nomination for the office of State Delegate. The term is for three years commencing at the adjournment of the 2015 Annual Meeting. The name of each contested nominee and the names of 25 signers of his/her petition are published below in accordance with S 6.3(b) of the Constitution of the American Bar Association.
NEVADA
ALAN J. LEFEBVRE of Las Vegas, Nevada. Nominated by: Jonathan Blum, Richard Hy, Joseph J. Mugan, Brittany Wood, Nile Leatham, Jason Bacigalupi, Aaron R. Maurice, Matthew Saltzman, Robert J. Caldwell, Ryan Works, John R. Bailey, Joshua Gilmore, Kristina E. Gilmore, Russell J. Burke, Sarah Harmon, Kelly B. Stout, Joshua M. Dickey, Richard Scotti, Michael Lee, Benson Lee, Joseph A. Liebman, Paul C. Williams, Dennis L. Kennedy, Mark D. Hesiak and Christopher M. Humes.
REW R. GOODENOW of Reno, Nevada. Nominated by: Matthew C. Addison, Leo Bergin, James W. Bradshaw, David Clark, Robert W. DeLong, Kathleen M. Drakulich, Lucas Foletta, John Frankovich, P. Gregory Giordano, Rew R. Goodenow, Elana Graham, Matthew A. Gray, A. J. Bud Hicks, Michael R. Kealy, Vernon E. Leverty, Robert W. Marshall, Paul A. Matteoni, John B. Mulligan, Daniel F. Polsenberg, Alan B. Rabkin, Jess P. Rinehart, Timothy E. Rowe, Chad C. Schmucker, Richard D. Williamson and John R. Zimmerman.
BOARD OF ELECTIONS
The Honorable Jean H. Toal, Chair
N. Kay Bridger-Riley
Leonard H. Gilbert
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE ON THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
The ABA President will appoint one minority member-at-large and one woman member-at-large to the Nominating Committee for the term 2015-2018. Nominations for these appointments are submitted to the President by the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession and the Commission on Women in the Profession. For information, interested persons should contact the Commissions directly: Racial and Ethnic Diversity (312/988-5638) or Women in the Profession (312/988-5497).
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
The Constitution and Bylaws of the American Bar Association may be amended only at the ABA Annual Meeting upon action of the House of Delegates. The next Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates will be August 3-4, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. Proposals to amend either the Constitution or Bylaws may be submitted by any ABA member. It is preferable that proposals be submitted in the form of a memorandum that details the purpose and effect of the proposal.
In order to be considered at the 2015 Annual Meeting, a proposed amendment must be received by the Division for Policy Administration at the American Bar Center on or before Friday, March 6, 2015. This deadline is essential in order to allow time for proposed amendments to be considered by the Standing Committee on Constitution and Bylaws.
Exact language will be drafted by the Standing Committee on Constitution and Bylaws and submitted to the sponsors for approval. This procedure will ensure that all amendments that are approved conform to style required by the rules.
Articles 12 and 13 of the Constitution require that notice of proposed amendments must be given to all ABA members at least 30 days in advance of the meeting at which the amendments are to be considered. Therefore, proposed amendments will be published in the July 2015 issue of the ABA Journal. The proponent or his or her designee must be in attendance to present the amendment for debate by the House of Delegates at the meeting at which the proposal will be considered.
Copies of Article 12, concerning amendment of the Bylaws, and Article 13, concerning amendment of the Constitution, will be provided to any member upon request to the Division for Policy Administration at the American Bar Center, 321 N. Clark Street, 21st Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60654.
Mary T. Torres
ABA Secretary
