Important Notices

• Publication year: 2011
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• Citation: Vol. 72 No. 2 Pg. 0109

IMPORTANT NOTICES
Vol. 72 No. 2 Pg. 109
The Alabama Lawyer
MARCH, 2011

NOTICE OF ELECTION AND ELECTRONIC BALLOTING

LOCAL BAR AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT

MEMBERS' RECORDS REMINDER

BP FILING DEADLINE

Notice of Election and Electronic Balloting

Notice is given here pursuant to the Alabama State Bar Rules Governing Election and Selection of President-elect and Board of Bar Commissioners.

Bar commissioners will be elected by those lawyers with their principal offices in the following circuits:

8th Judicial Circuit	22nd Judicial Circuit
10th Judicial Circuit, Place 4	23rd Judicial Circuit, Place 1
10th Judicial Circuit, Place 7	28th Judicial Circuit, Place 2
10th Judicial Circuit, Bessemer Cutoff	30th Judicial Circuit
11th Judicial Circuit	31st Judicial Circuit
13th Judicial Circuit, Place 1	33rd Judicial Circuit
13th Judicial Circuit, Place 5	34th Judicial Circuit
15th Judicial Circuit, Place 5	35th Judicial Circuit
17th Judicial Circuit	36th Judicial Circuit
18th Judicial Circuit, Place 1	40th Judicial Circuit
19th Judicial Circuit	41st Judicial Circuit
21st Judicial Circuit

Additional commissioners will be elected in circuits for each 300 members of the state bar with principal offices therein as determined by a census on March 1, 2011 and certified by the secretary no later than March 15, 2011. All terms are for three years.

Nominations 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. PDF or fax versions are acceptable and may be sent to the secretary as follows:

Keith B. Norman, Secretary, Alabama State Bar P.O. Box 671 • Montgomery, AL 36101 keith.norman@alabar.org • Fax: (334) 517-2171

Paper or electronic nomination forms must be received by the secretary no later than 5:00 p.m. on the last Friday in April (April 29, 2011).

As soon as practical after May 1, 2011, 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 1 requesting a paper ballot. A single written request will be sufficient for all elections, including run-offs and contested president-elect races. Ballots must be voted and received by the Alabama State Bar by 5:00 p.m. on the third...