Notice of Elections for FY2009

The Nominations & Elections Committee hereby gives notice that there will be an election for the following officers of the association for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2008: President-elect; Treasurer; one Director who is a past or present circuit vice president; one Director who is a past or present section or division chair; one Director who is a past or present chapter president; one Director who is, at the time of his or her election to the Board, age 36 years or younger; and one Vice President for each of the 12 circuits. Please review specific qualifications for each position.

All officers will assume their elected position on October 1, 2008, and serve the following terms: President-elect and Treasurer, one year; four Directors, three years; and Vice Presidents for the Circuits, two years. The incumbent President-elect will automatically succeed the incumbent President on October 1, 2008. Under Article V, Section 3 of the FBA Constitution, there are two ways for members to be listed on the ballot: • By nomination of the Nominations & Elections Committee; or • By petition: (1) a candidate for national office must be endorsed by not less than fifty members in good standing; and (2) a candidate for Vice President for Circuit must be endorsed by not less than twenty members in good standing of chapters and/or members at large in that particular circuit. Under Article V, Section 2 of the FBA Constitution, all members of the association at the time of nomination, whose dues are paid for the current fiscal year and who otherwise are in good standing, are eligible for elective office. Nominations Members interested in being nominated for office by the Nominations & Elections Committee shall so indicate by letter to James S. Richardson Sr., Chair of the Nominations & Elections Committee, at the national office of the association, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22202, to be received by February 19, 2008. The letter shall specify the office for which the nomination is sought, the experience of the member in FBA activities, and such other information as may, in the judgment of the member, be of assistance to the committee in making its choice. The committee shall nominate one or more members in good standing for each of the elective offices specified above, and shall announce its nominees by April 1, 2008, by notifying all applicants thereof, and by publishing the nominees’ names and offices sought in The Federal Lawyer. Petitions Members who have not been nominated for office by the Nominations & Elections Committee, but who wish to be placed on the ballot for national office, may do so by delivering to James S. Richardson Sr., Chair of the Nominations & Elections Committee, at the national office, a petition specifying the office being sought and bearing the required number of signatures indicated previously. Petitions must be received by 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 25, 2008. Mailing and Return of Ballots In accordance with Bylaw 6(C), the Nominations & Elections Committee shall mail by June 15, 2008, a ballot to each member of the association in good standing with the names of all eligible nominees listed, in an order drawn by lot, under the respective office for which each has been nominated. Further, there shall be a space provided for writing in the name of a candidate for each office. Brief biographical sketches of all candidates will accompany the ballot. A member who is restored to good standing after the mailing of the ballots, and who, prior to 5 p.m. EDT on July 5, 2008, delivers to the Nominations & Elections Committee evidence that he or she has been restored to good standing, shall thereupon be entitled to a ballot. All ballots to be counted must be received by the Nominations & Elections Committee by 5 p.m. EDT on August 1, 2008. The committee shall canvass the vote and promptly report, as elected, the candidate for each office who has received a plurality of the votes cast for the office.

2008 Nominations & Elections Committee

James S. Richardson Sr.	President and Chair
Juanita Sales Lee	President-elect
William N. LaForge	Immediate Past President
W.West Allen	Circuit Vice President
Hon. Robert E. Bacharach	Circuit Vice President
TBA	Section Chair
Gregory S. Kolocouris	Division Chair
David H. Fulcher	Chapter Representative
Rupa G. Singh	Chapter Representative