State Bar of Georgia Bylaws

Approved June 5, 1964, and as subsequently amended, including substantial revision adopted June 20, 1992.

ARTICLE I MEMBERS

Section 1. Registration of Members
Section 2. Active Members and Foreign Law Consultants
Section 3. Inactive Members
Section 4. Failure to Register
Section 5. List of Active Members
Section 6. Associates and Student Associates
Section 7. Emeritus Members

ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF MEMBERS

Section 1. Annual Meeting
Section 2. Rules of Order
Section 3. Order of Business
Section 4. Quorum
Section 5. Resolutions Committee
Section 6. Proposed Legislation

ARTICLE III BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Section 1
Section 2.
Section 3. Term of Office
Section 4.
Section 5.
Section 6. Alterations of Positions on Board of Governors
Section 7. Honorary Members
Section 8. New Positions, Unfilled Positions, Vacancies, and Lost Positions
Section 9. Quorum
Section 10. Powers and Duties
Section 11. Meetings
Section 12. Budget

ARTICLE IV EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Section 1. Members
Section 2. Duties

ARTICLE V OFFICERS

Section 1. Generally
Section 2. The President
Section 3. The President-Elect
Section 4. The Immediate Past President
Section 5. The Secretary
Section 6. The Treasurer
Section 7. Ex-officio Officers
Section 8. Bond

ARTICLE VI THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Section 1. Election
Section 2. Salary, Duties, and Term
Section 3. Duties

ARTICLE VII NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS

Section 1. Nomination of Officers
Section 2. Nomination of Members for the Board of Governors
Section 3. Circuits Having More Than One Member of Board of Governors
Section 4. Nominating Petitions
Section 5. Accepting Nominations
Section 6. Ballots
Section 7. Voters Lists; Distribution of Ballots
Section 8. Method of Voting
Section 9. Election Committee
Section 10. Declaration of Results of Elections
Section 11. Tie Vote
Section 12. Run-Off
Section 13. Recount
Section 14. Date of Elections

ARTICLE VIII COMMITTEES - GENERALLY

Section 1. Standing Committees
Section 2. Special Committees
Section 3. Meetings

ARTICLE IX SECTIONS

Section 1. Young Lawyers Division
Section 2. Senior Lawyers Section
Section 3. Other Sections - Purposes
Section 4. Establishment of Sections
Section 5. Abolition of Sections
Section 6. Reports

ARTICLE X DELEGATES TO THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

Section 1. Delegates: Designation; Nominations and Election; Alternates
Section 2. Terms of Office
Section 3. Alternate Appointments

ARTICLE XI VACANCIES AND SUCCESSION

Section 1. Death, Disability, or Resignation of Officers, Members of the Executive Committee, or Delegates to the American Bar Association
Section 2. Vacancies in Board of Governors
Section 3. Vacancies in Committees

ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 1. Resignation of Officers
Section 2. Filing and Publication of Proceedings
Section 3. Fiscal Year
Section 4. Seal
Section 5. Referendum to Entire Membership
Section 6. Amendment or Repeal