§ Bylaw 2-3.5 Nomination of members

Bylaw 2-3.5. Nomination of members

(a) Staggered Terms. Elections shall be held and appointments made in even-numbered years for the following board of governors' representatives:

Circuit (seat #)

2(2)

4(1)

6(1)

9(1)

9(3)

11(1)

11(3)

11(5)

11(7)

11(9)

13(1)

15(1)

15(3)

17(1)

17(4)

nonresident (2)

nonresident (4)

public member (2)

Elections shall be held and appointments made in odd-numbered years for the following board of governors'

epresentatives:

Circuit (seat #)

2(1)

4(2)

6(2)

9(2)

11(2)

11(4)

11(6)

11(8)

11(10)

12(1)

13(2)

13(3)

15(2)

17(2)

17(3)

17(5)

nonresident (1)

nonresident (3)

public member (1)

As additions or deletions of circuit representatives resulting from the application of the formula provided in this rule necessitate changes in the lists set forth above, both in circuit and office numbers, such changes shall be made by the executive director as appropriate and shall be published in The Florida Bar News on or before November 1.

(b) Time for Filing Nominating Petitions. Nominations for the election of representatives on the board of governors from each judicial circuit shall be made by written petition signed by not fewer than 5 members of The Florida Bar in good standing. In each circuit in which there is more than 1 representative to be elected, the offices of the representatives shall be designated numerically, with the executive director making whatever adjustments are necessary to reflect changes resulting from the annual certification, and a nominating petition shall state the number of the office sought by a nominee. Any number of candidates may be nominated on a single petition, and any number of petitions may be filed, but all candidates named in a petition and all members signing such petition shall have their official bar address in the judicial circuit that the candidate is nominated to represent and shall be members of The Florida Bar in good standing. Nominations for election of a nonresident member of the board of governors shall be by written petition signed by not fewer than 5 nonresident members of The Florida Bar in good standing. Nominees shall endorse their written acceptance on such petitions but no nominee shall accept nomination for more than 1 office. All nominating petitions shall be filed with the executive director at the headquarters office on or before 5:00 p.m., December 15 prior to the year of election. Filing by facsimile is permitted but shall occur only when transmission is complete. On a date to be fixed by the executive director the nominating petitions shall be canvassed and tabulated by the executive director who shall thereupon certify in writing the names of all members who have been properly nominated and file such certificate with the clerk of the Supreme Court of Florida.

(c) Nomination and Appointment of Nonlawyer Members. The board of governors' members who are not members of The Florida Bar shall be chosen and appointed by the Supreme Court of Florida from the list of nominees to be filed with the court by the board of governors. The board of governors of The Florida Bar by majority vote shall nominate 3 persons for each nonlawyer seat and shall file the nominations with the Supreme Court of Florida on or before April 15 of the appointment year for that seat. The 2 nonlawyer members shall serve staggered terms of 2 years and shall serve no more than 2 terms.