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Councilor Elections For NC State Bar Council

Since no nominee received a majority of the votes cast, a run-off election will be held on Thursday, October 7, 2010. Details to come regarding location and time.

Official Notice

All active members of the Mecklenburg County Bar (the 26^th Judicial District Bar), as reflected on the official records of the North Carolina State Bar, are requested to take notice that elections will be held to fill one vacancy and one seat on the State Bar Council.  This seat is currently held by William M. Claytor who has submitted his resignation, effective June 30, 2010, leaving a vacancy for the unexpired portion of his term ending on December 31, 2010. Therefore, this notice seeks nominations for both the unexpired portion of the current term, as well as the three-year term beginning on January 1, 2011.   

The elections will be held by mail pursuant to 27 N.A.C.A. 1A, Section .0800 of the Rules of the North Carolina State Bar.  Any member wishing to nominate a candidate for councilor must submit that nomination in writing, indicating whether the nomination is for the unexpired term, the three-year term or both.  Nominations should be sent to the President of the 26^th Judicial District/Mecklenburg County Bar, A. Todd Brown, at 438 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC 28207 on or before August 1, 2010.  Nominations received after that date will not be on the official ballot.  Official printed ballots will be mailed to each active member on or before August 9, 2010 and must be returned to the Mecklenburg County Bar Center on or before August 26, 2010, in order to be counted.  Under the Rules of the State Bar, the election of each councilor must be by majority of the ballots cast.  In the event of a run-off, the election(s) will be held on October 7, 2010, and you will be officially notified.