Certified List 2011 - International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

10.4 CRITERIA FOR NOMINATION
Generally, the Nominating Committee shall select those whom it determines are the
most able Fellows available for service to the Academy, consistent with an attempt to
attain wide representation and participation.
10.5 NOMINATIONS BY PETITION
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Additional nominations for any position to be filled by election may be made at
any time after June 16 by petition which is signed by not less than twenty
Fellows.
The petition shall:
(1) state that the Fellow nominated has consented to the nomination; and
(2) be sent to the President so that it is received not less than forty-five
days before the annual meeting.
The President shall immediately advise the Nominating Committee, the other
candidates and the Board of all nominations made by petition.
The Secretary shall, before the annual meeting, publish a notice of all contested
elections on the website, giving each candidate’s name and address, with a brief
statement of the candidate’s activities in the Academy and, generally, in the
legal professions. The notice shall also be sent to each Fellow, by whatever
method is considered suitable, which may include e-mail, not later than thirty
days before the annual meeting.
11.1 PRESIDENT-ELECT
Article XI.
SUCCESSION OF OFFICERS AND VACANCIES
Unless the President-Elect resigns or becomes disqualified or disabled from acting,
the President- Elect shall begin to serve upon the conclusion of the annual meeting
during which the President-Elect shall have been elected, serve for a term of two
years and thereupon shall automatically become the President and is not again
eligible for either office.
11.2 FILLING VACANCIES OF OFFICERS AND GOVERNORS-AT-LARGE
At any meeting, the Board may fill vacancies which have occurred as a result of
election to another position, death, disqualification, disability, absence or resignation,
whether among the Governors-at-Large or in the offices of President (if there is no
President-Elect to assume the office of President pursuant to 6.3 d (1)), President-
Elect, Vice-President, Secretary or Treasurer. Officers so elected shall serve
immediately upon election until the conclusion of the vacated term of office.
Governors-at-Large so elected shall serve until the election of replacement pursuant
to 3.5 a (2).
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