SL Bar Association

SL Bar Association

We urge anyone who is interested in becoming more active to run for a position in the 2009-10 SL Bar Association board.

TIMING:

SELF NOMINATION OPENS TODAY at http://www.slba.info/forum/YaBB.pl?board=Elections_2009
Deadline to self-nominate: July 17, 11:59 pm Pacific (SLT)

CANDIDATE STATEMENTS at the general meeting on July 18.

VOTING opens July 20. Vote in-world at the SLBA offices.
Voting will remain open until August 1, at 11:59 pm Pacific (SLT). Election results will be announced after voting closes.


POSITIONS:

President-Elect/President
Vice President, Communications
Vice President, Finance
Executive board (three members)

Here's more info on each. Details are in the bylaws at http://slba.info/slbabylaws.html

President-Elect/President: The President will run General Meetings and act as the public face of the organization. The President-Elect takes over the office of President on February 1 of the year following elections. In the meantime, the current president continues in that role.

In order to allow the President to carry out his or her duties as the public face of the SLBA, the President-Elect (and thus, the President) must (a) be a lawyer qualified to practice law, conduct litigation, act as advocate, and/or give legal advice, in at least one first-life jurisdiction, in accordance with the laws and rules of professional conduct (if any) of that jurisdiction and (b) make his or her "first life" name and bar memberships publicly available. No other offices require lawyer status or disclosure of any first life information.

Vice President, Communications: The Vice President, Communications will manage the web site and forums and takes office August 1.

Vice President, Finance : The Vice President, Finance will handle financial matters and takes office August 1.
VP Communication and VP Finance take office the August 1 following elections. The President-Elect takes over the office of President on February 1 of the year following elections.

Executive Board (three members at large): The Executive Board consists of the President. the President Elect (during the portion of the year that the office exists), the Vice Presidents, all former Presidents, and three elected members.
The formal role of the Executive Board is to set the agenda for meetings and make administrative decisions on proposals that need not go before the entire membership.

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