There are also public member delegates appointed by the board of governors, one from each in-state region. All delegates except the public members must be active members of the bar. Elected delegates are elected from in-state regions established by the board of governors and an additional region comprised of all areas outside the state. Only active members may vote for delegates. Members who maintain a principal office in one of the in-state regions may vote for delegates from that region.
Delegates serve without compensation or reimbursement of expenses.
Nominations are by petition signed by at least 10 active members of the bar who are entitled to vote for the delegate in the election. The election is by mail ballot. Each region elects at least five delegates. If more than 550 active members maintain their principal offices in the region, the members shall elect one delegate for each 100 members, and one additional delegate if more than 50 members are not accounted for after the allocation provided above. Terms Delegates serve for terms of three years.