Important Notices, 0315 ALBJ, 76 The Alabama Lawyer 98 (2015)
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Notice of Election and Electronic Balloting
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Notice is given here pursuant to the Alabama State Bar Rules Governing Election and Selection of President-elect and Board of Bar Commissioners.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Bar commissioners will be elected by those lawyers with their principal offices in the following circuits:
2nd Judicial Circuit
15th Judicial Circuit, Place 2
4th Judicial Circuit
15th Judicial Circuit, Place 6
6th Judicial Circuit, Place 2
16th Judicial Circuit
9th Judicial Circuit
18th Judicial Circuit, Place 2
10th Judicial Circuit, Place 1
20th Judicial Circuit
10th Judicial Circuit, Place 2
23rd Judicial Circuit, Place 2
10th Judicial Circuit, Place 5
24th Judicial Circuit
10th Judicial Circuit, Place 8
27th Judicial Circuit
10th Judicial Circuit, Place 9
29th Judicial Circuit
12th Judicial Circuit
38th Judicial Circuit
13th Judicial Circuit, Place 2
39th Judicial Circuit
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Additional commissioners will be elected for each 300 members of the state bar with principal offices therein. New commissioner positions for these and the remaining circuits will be determined by a census on March 1, 2015 and vacancies certified by the secretary no later than March 15, 2015. All terms will be for three years.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Nominations may be made by petition bearing the signatures of five members in good standing with principal offices in the circuit in which the election will be held or by the candidate's written declaration of candidacy. Nomination forms must be received by the secretary no later than 5:00 p.m. on the last Friday in April (April 24, 2015).
Nomination forms may be sent to:
Keith B. Norman, secretary
Alabama State Bar
PC Box 671, Montgomery AL 36101
elections® alabar org
Fax (334) 261-6310
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure the secretary receives the nomination form by the deadline.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0As soon as practical after May 1, 2015, members will be notified by email with a link to the Alabama State Bar website that includes an electronic ballot. Members who do not have Internet access should notify the secretary in writing on or before May 7 requesting a paper ballot. A single written request will be sufficient for all elections, including run-offs and contested president-elect races during this election cycle. Ballots must be voted and received by the Alabama State Bar by 5:00 p.m. on the third Friday in May (May 15, 2015).
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0At-Large Commissioners
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0At-large commissioners will be elected for the following place numbers: 1, 4 and 7. Petitions for these positions which are elected by the Board of Bar Commissioners are due by April 1, 2015.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Election rules and petitions for all positions are available at https://www. alabar. org.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0William D. "Bill" Scruggs, Jr. Service to the Bar Award
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