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The Executive Committee shall receive nominations, may make nominations on its own initiative and be responsible for elections.
All members of the Branch in good standing shall be eligible to serve as Executive Committee members other than as follows:
the position of Past President shall only be filled by the retiring President, and if the retiring President is unable or unwilling to act as Past President then the retiring Past President shall be asked and entitled to remain in the position of Past President;
the position of President shall be filled each year by the retiring Vice President;
if the Vice-President is unable or unwilling to assume the office of President, any person wishing to serve as President shall have served as Treasurer within the ten (10) years prior to nomination. If this requirement cannot be met, any member who has served on the Executive Committee in the preceding 10 years may submit a nomination to serve in that position;
the position of Vice President shall be filled each year by the retiring Treasurer;
if the Treasurer is unable or unwilling to assume the office of Vice-President, any person wishing to serve as Vice-President shall have served as Treasurer within the ten (10) years prior to nomination. If this requirement cannot be met, any member who has served on the Executive Committee in the preceding 10 years may submit a nomination to serve in that position;
if the foregoing requirements for any position cannot be met and no other person eligible for nomination under section 14(b) submits a nomination, any member in good standing may submit a nomination to serve in that position.
any person wishing to serve as Central, Western, or Labrador Representative must ordinarily be resident in the geographical region that position represents;
if no person is nominated to serve as Central, Western or Labrador Representative who is ordinarily resident in the respective geographical region, then a member connected to that geographical region by past residence for a continuous period of more than ten (10) years or by having, to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee in a reasonable exercise of discretion, a practice significantly connected to that region, may be nominated.
in line with the CBA National Bylaws and Regulations, the position of Young Lawyers Chair must be filled by a member who is not more than 10 years called to the bar or not older than 40 years of age.
Nominations shall be filed not later than thirty (30) days before the first day of the Annual Meeting of the Branch.
