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Association, who shall be willing to do so, shall assume the duties of the President-Elect only for
the unexpired term.

If a vacancy occurs in the office of Secretary or Treasurer, the Board of Governors shall
elect a successor to serve for the unexpired term.

Any elected official of the Bar Association may be removed from office for cause, as
hereinafter defined, on the two-thirds affirmative vote of the membership of the Board of
Governors present at a meeting called for that specific purpose, or by a two-thirds affirmative
vote of a quorum of the Board, whichever is greater.

For purposes of this Article VI, Section 2, the term "cause" shall mean any of the
following: (i) the officer's physical and mental illness rendering him/her incapable of performing
duties to the Association for a period of more than three consecutive months; (ii) the officer's
continued neglect or failure, after written demand, to discharge his/her duties or to obey a
specific written direction from the Board of Governors; (iii) the officer's engaging in misconduct
which is injurious to the Association; (iv) the officer's conviction of any felony or any crime
involving moral turpitude; (v) conduct which would seriously impair the officer's ability to
perform his/her duties to the Association or would impair the reputation of the Association; (vi)
the officer’s absence at two consecutive Board meetings without cause deemed adequate by the
Board; or (vii) conflicts which render the officer incapable of fulfilling his or her duties to the
Association.
In the event of removal, these positions shall be filled pursuant to Article VI, Section 3 of
these articles.

Section 4. Nominating Committee

There shall be a Nominating Committee consisting of fifteen (15) elected members and
the President of the Association as ex-officio member and Chair of the Committee. The
Nominating Committee shall be composed of fifteen (15) members elected by and from the
districts as set forth herein: District 1A (composed of the Parish of Orleans), four (4) members;
District 1B (composed of the Parishes of Plaquemines, St. Bernard and St. Tammany), one (1)
member; District 2A (composed of the Parish of East Baton Rouge), two (2) members; District
2B (composed of the Parish of Jefferson), two (2) members; District 2C (composed of the
Parishes of Ascension, Assumption, East Feliciana, Iberville, Lafourche, Livingston, Pointe
Coupee, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the Baptist, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne,
Washington, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana), one (1) member; District 3A (composed of
the Parish of Lafayette), one (1) member; District 3B (composed of the Parishes of Acadia,
Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, St. Martin, St. Mary and Vermilion),
one (1) member; District 3C (composed of the Parishes of Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Grant,
LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, St. Landry and Vernon), one (1) member; District 3D
(composed of the Parishes of Bossier and Caddo), one (1) member; and District 3E (composed of
the Parishes of Bienville, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Carroll,
Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Red River, Richland, Tensas, Union,
Webster, West Carroll and Winn), one (1) member. Each member of the Committee shall be an

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