Notice by the Secretary of the American Bar Association
Pursuant to § 6.5 of the ABA Constitution, six Delegates at Large to the House of Delegates will be elected at the 2007 Annual Meeting for three-year terms beginning with the adjournment of that meeting and ending with the adjournment of the 2010 Annual Meeting. Candidates for election as Delegate-at-Large are to be nominated by written petition. The deadline for filing nominating petitions for the 2007 election in San Francisco, California, is Friday, May 18, 2007. For rules and procedures on filing petitions, visit www.abajournal.com.
The Uncontested Regular State Delegate Election
On December 20, 2006, the Board of Elections certified the results of the 2007 State Delegate election. For a complete list of State Delegates (2007-2010), visit www.abajournal.com.
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 13-14, 2007 in San Francisco, California.
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 2007 Annual Meeting, a proposed amendment must be received by the Division for Policy Administration at the American Bar Center on or before Friday, March 16, 2007. 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 2007 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.
