ABA Notices
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 7-8, 2006 in Honolulu, Hawaii. 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 2006 Annual Meeting, a proposed amendment must be received by the Division for Policy Administration at the American Bar Center on or before Friday, March 10, 2006. 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 2006 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 60610. Armando Lasa-Ferrer Secretary
2005 Virginia State Delegate Vacancy Election Results
The Board of Elections was polled via telephone on November 3, 2005 and declared Tracy A. Giles as the State Delegate from Virginia. The term for the State Delegate position is effective immediately and will expire at the adjournment of the Annual Meeting in 2007.
Board of Elections
Hon. Francis X. Spina
Hon. Elizabeth B. Lacy Hon.
Reginald C. Lindsay
2006 State Delegate Contested Election
The following persons accredited to Oregon have filed petitions making nominations for the office of State Delegate. The term is for three years commencing at the adjournment of the 2006 Annual Meeting. The name of each contested nominee and the names of 25 signers of his/her petition are published below in accordance with Section § 6.3(b) of the Constitution of the American Bar Association.
Marilyn J. Harbur of Salem. Nominated by: William F. Gary, Judith Recchio, Karla Alderman, Jeffery J. Matthews, Jennifer Todd, Matthew Singer, William W. Kinsey, Mark B. Comstock, Emily N. Jerome, Walter W. Miller, Christine Nesbit, Robert E. Hirshon, Glenn Klein, James P. Harrang, Ellen F. Rosenblum, Dianne Dailey, Dayna Christian, Robert B. Miller, Howard W. Carsman, Richard J. Whittemore, Leta E. Gorman, Beth Skillern, Adrienne Nelson, Sharon C. Stevens and Richard M. Walsh. Mark Johnson of Portland. Nominated by: Dianne K. Dailey, Robert E. Hirshon, Ellen F. Rosenblum, Adrienne Nelson, Christine Coers-Mitchell, Nena Cook, Sarah Crooks, Elizabeth Schwartz, Gwyneth McAlpine, Kimberlee A. Stafford, Loree Devery, Hon. Jean Maurer, Robyn E. Ridler, Bradley C. Lechman-Su, Camaron R. Vallepalli. Laura B. Rufolo, Jeffrey F. Renshaw, Kathryn S. Root, Shawn N. Menashe, Albert A. Menashe, Andrea Anderly, Alex P. Sutton, Barbara J. Aaby, Edward J. Reeves and Jennifer Warner.
George A. Riemer of Lake Oswego. Nominated by: Albert A. Menashe, Marshal P. Spector, Shawn N. Menashe, Kathryn L. Villa-Smith, Dennis P. Rawlinson, Ky Fullerton, Bruce L. Campbell, Joshua M.F. Sasaki, Justin C. Sawyer, Bruce A. Rubin, Kevin M. Koliner, Nena Cook, Elizabeth A. Semler, George W. McKallip, Jr., Michael D. Levelle, Jeffrey R. Spere, Barry P. Caplan, Harry M. Hanna, Robert L. Carlton, Jeffrey C. Misley, Dallas G. Thomsen, Robert W. Nunn, Sylvia E. Stevens, Duane A. Bosworth II and Robert D. Newell.
Board of Elections
Hon. Francis X. Spina Hon. Elizabeth B. Lacy Hon. Reginald C. Lindsay CLE Programs in MARCH
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