Senior Lawyers Division
2011 Election Notice
2011 Senior Lawyers Division Election
Call for Nominations
PROCEDURE:
The Senior Lawyers Division is governed by a board of directors whose 18 at-large members are elected by the membership of the division. The terms are three years, with one-third of the members elected each year. The bylaws require the division chair to appoint a nominating committee of at least three members of the division and to provide notice of the election so that any division member may indicate to the committee his or her interest in serving on the board of directors.
Nominating Committee Members:
Terrence Revo, Chair
trevo@revolaw.com
(505) 293-8888
All members of the State Bar of New Mexico in good standing who are 55 years of age or older and who have practiced law for 25 years or more are members of the Senior Lawyers Division and eligible for office. Any division member who wishes to be considered for nomination to the division board of directors should contact a member of the nominating committee before Sept. 23.
The report of the nominating committee will be published in the Bar Bulletin. After publication, additional nominations may be made in the form of a petition signed by at least 10 members of the division. The petition must identify the position sought and state that the individual nominated has agreed to the nomination. The deadline for submission of nominating petitions to the State Bar office is Nov. 30. If additional nominations are made, a notice of the contested election will be published and a link to an electronic ballot will be sent. If no additional nominations are made, the nominees identified by the nominating committee are elected by acclamation.
ELECTION TIMELINE:
September 23 Last day to seek office via the Nominating Committee
October 12 Publish nominating committee report (nominees and biographies)
November 30 Last day to seek office via Petition
TBD E--mail link to ballot for any contested election
TBD Ballots due back to the State Bar
TBD Publish final election results
POSITIONS:
Position 1 2012-2014 (currently held by Donald Dean Becker)
Position 2 2012-2014 (currently held by Michael T. Milligan)
Position 3 2012-2014 (currently held by (M. Terrence Revo)
Position 4 2012-2014 (currently held by Anthony J. Williams)
Position 5 2012-2014 (currently held by Bradford H. Zeikus)
Chair-elect Ronald Taylor's term was automatically extended per Bylaws Article 5.7.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT:
The SLD Nominating Committee will meet after September 23 to consider the candidates seeking board positions. After that date, their report will be found at the link below:
2011 SLD Nominating Committee Report
Those interested in challenging any of the SLD nominees as set forth in the 2011 SLD Nominating Committee Report may do so using the petition found in the link above. Petitons must be received at the State Bar office no later than Oct. 28.
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