Candidate statements will be duplicated as received by Member Services, and will accompany the ballots when mailed to the active membership. Ballots Ballots will contain the name of each candidate for whom a nominating petition is properly and timely received and who properly and timely complete the aforementioned statement. The House of Delegates is a governance forum for the membership through elected and ex officio representatives. The House will debate and decide matters of bar policy as provided in the House of Delegates Rules of Procedure, the Bar Act, the bylaws and other rules and regulations of the bar. The business of the House will be conducted much the same as in the town hall membership meeting format, except that voting will be by representative delegates instead of individual members.
Attendance is open to all members, and all active members can participate in debate and discussion.
As in years past, the agenda for the House will be developed by the Board of Governors and will include recommendations of sections, committees and the board, together with any resolutions proposed by the membership. The House will have the same authority that members had in the town hall membership meeting format to modify or rescind board action and to direct future board action, except as limited by ORS 9.130. The House may approve new or amended disciplinary rules for submission to the Supreme Court. The House, as well as the Board of Governors, may refer questions to the membership by mail ballot. The House consists of elected delegates representing lawyers within and outside the state, plus the following ex officio voting delegates, members of the board of governors, the chair of each bar committee and section, and the president of each county bar association.