File now to run for these TBA offices During 2010, the following officers, governors and delegates of the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) will be elected as set forth in the association’s bylaws: TBA officers and Board of Governors officers A vice president from the Middle Tennessee Grand Division — elected by the association’s membership-at-large. The vice president automatically assumes the office of president-elect in 2012 and president in 2013. District governors District governors in the 1st, 4th and 7th districts will be elected to three-year terms. They are elected by the members in their respective districts. Those who currently hold those positions are: Frank Johnstone (1st), Bobby Hibbett (4th) and Jonathan Steen (7th). They are each eligible for re-election. Grand division governors TBA Grand Division Governors are elected for one-year terms by the membership in each grand division. • An East Tennessee governor from the 1st, 2nd or 3rd district. • A Middle Tennessee governor from the 4th, 5th or 6th district. • A West Tennessee governor from the 7th, 8th or 9th district. Those who currently hold those positions are: Cindy Wyrick (E), Barbara Holmes (M) and Brian Faughnan (W). Wyrick and Faughnan are eligible for re-election. Holmes is ineligible for re-election due to term limits. TBA delegates to the ABA House of Delegates Three members to represent the TBA in the American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates will be elected for two-year terms by the TBA membership. The positions are designated positions 2, 4 and 5. Those who currently hold those positions are Lucian Pera (2), John Tarpley (4) and Paul Campbell, III (5). All three are eligible for re-election. Qualifying, balloting & elections The officers, governors and delegates to the ABA are elected by the membership as provided by election procedures with petitions due Feb. 15, 2010. To qualify for any of these offices, a candidate must file a nominating petition with the executive director of the TBA. The petition must contain the names of 25 members of the association in good standing. A candidate must also submit a photograph and brief biographical sketch with the petition. All information must be received at the TBA headquarters on or before Feb. 15. A ballot containing the names of all duly qualified candidates will be distributed to members by March 15. Votes will be tallied by the accounting firm selected by the Board of Governors in accordance with Section 44 of the bylaws. The firm will tally the votes at the close of business on April 1. If there is only one duly-qualified candidate for an office by Feb. 15, that candidate will automatically be declared elected. Questions? This notice is in accordance with bylaws of the TBA §15 and 40 through 46. For more information on running for any of these offices, visit the TBA’s Web site at http://www.tba.org/BOG/elexhandbook.html or call (615) 383-7421 or (800) 899-6993 for an election handbook.