WHEREAS the President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) has declared three (3) vacancies on the Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS the Board will fill these vacancies via special election at its 2025 Fall Board Meeting; and
WHEREAS pursuant to NACDL’s bylaws, at the time of the special election the vacancies will be announced publicly, and applications will have been sought for the vacant position(s); and
WHEREAS the vacant terms will last until the 2028 annual meeting; and
WHEREAS Article VI, Section 6(b) of NACDL’s bylaws provides that the elections rules and procedures for a special election be adopted by the Board preceding the election; therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the following procedures shall govern the special election to be held at the 2025 Fall Board Meeting:
Before the board votes, each candidate will have the opportunity to speak briefly to the board concerning their qualifications, lasting no longer than 3 minutes;
Voting will be by secret ballot;
A candidate who receives a majority vote of the Board of Directors will have been elected, per Article VI, Section 6(b) of the NACDL bylaws;
Officers, directors, and past presidents who are current voting members of NACDL shall be eligible to vote for the purposes of determining the majority vote, per Article III, Section 6(b) of NACDL’s bylaws;
In any round of voting, eligible voters may vote for as many candidates as remain unfilled positions in the current election; and
In any round of voting, if the number of candidates who receive a majority vote of the present members of the Board of Directors equals the number of unfilled positions, those candidates will have been elected.
Resolution of the Board of Directors
July 12, 2025
Minneapolis, MN
