ABA Announcements
DELEGATE-AT-LARGE ELECTION
Pursuant to Section 6.5 of the ABA Constitution, six Delegates-at-Large to the House of Delegates will be elected at the 2018 Annual Meeting for three-year terms beginning with the adjournment of that meeting and ending with the adjournment of the 2021 Annual Meeting. Candidates are to be nominated by written petition. The deadline for petitions is Wednesday, May 16. For rules and procedures, go to ambar.org/largeelection.
DELEGATE-AT-LARGE ELECTION (VACANCY)
Due to the nomination of Carole L. Worthington as the Goal III Woman Member-at-Large on the Nominating Committee, a Delegate-at-Large vacancy will exist. To fill the vacancy, one Delegate-at-Large to the House of Delegates will be elected at the 2018 Annual Meeting for a one-year term beginning with the adjournment of that meeting and ending with the adjournment of the 2019 Annual Meeting. Candidates are to be nominated by written petition. The deadline for petitions is Wednesday, May 16. For rules and procedures, go to ambar.org/largevacancyelection.
GOAL III MEMBERS-AT-LARGE ON THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
The ABA President will appoint one Goal III Minority Member-at-Large, one Goal III Woman Member-at-Large and one LGBT Member-at-Large to the Nominating Committee for the 2018-2021 term. These appointments will be made from broadly solicited nominations from the diversity commissions, sections, divisions and forums, state and local bar associations, and the membership at large. If you are interested in submitting a nomination or have questions, contact Leticia Spencer (leticia.spencer@americanbar.org, 312-988-5160) c/o Office of the Secretary, by Friday, May 4.
