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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 8. HIGHER EDUCATION |
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SubTilte 8-A. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF LAW |
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Chapter 8-A1. BOARD OF GOVERNORS |
Section 8-A120. ELECTION OF THE ALUMNI MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
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120.1In accordance with the provisions of D.C. Code, §31-1543(b)(3), the School of Law shall conduct an election to chose a member of the Board of Governors of the School of Law from among those persons who hold a degree from the School of Law.
120.2In accordance with the provisions of D.C. Code, §§31-1542(2) and 31-1543(b)(3), a person shall be eligible to appear on the ballot for the election held under this section if that person holds either of the following:
(a)A degree awarded by the District of Columbia School of Law, as established under the provisions of D.C. Law, 6-177; or
(b)A degree awarded by the Antioch School of Law during the period when it was operated as part of the Antioch University.
120.3Nothwithstanding the provisions of §120.2 of this section, no person shall be eligible to appear on the ballot for the election held under this section if that person has been disbarred from the practice of law by the highest court of any jurisdiction or, after having been awarded a law degree under §120.2, has been convicted of a felony as defined in D.C. Code, §1-617.1(d)(10).
120.4The Dean, or the Dean's designee, shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that each person on the ballot for an election held under this section is qualified under the provisions of §§120.2 and 120.3 of this section, and may require an affidavit of eligibility or other proof of eligibility.
120.5Not less than ninety (90) days, nor more than one hundred eighty (180) days before the expiration of the term of office of the incumbent member of the Board of Governors elected pursuant to this section, the Dean, or the Dean's designee, shall conduct an election to fill the impending vacancy. The initial election to fill this office shall be held as soon as feasible after the effective date of this section.
120.6The election held under this section shall be conducted in accordance with written procedures established or approved by the Dean. The election procedures shall comply with the provisions of this section.
120.7An election held pursuant to this section shall be conducted by secret mail ballot. Ballots may be mailed or delivered to the School of Law.
120.8The Dean. or the Dean's designee, shall conduct the election in a manner that will ensure that no eligible voter may cast more than one (1) ballot, and in a manner that will ensure that the identity of an individual voter cannot be determined from a ballot that has been cast
120.9The nominations for candidates to appear on the ballot shall be made in the manner determined by the Dean, and shall be in accordance with written procedures established or approved by the Dean.
120.10The Dean shall provide for the nomination of persons by petition, in accordance with written requirements and procedures established or approved by the Dean. If a nominating committee is established, the Dean shall provide for persons to be nominated by petition in addition to those nominated by the committee.
120.11The Dean may establish, or provide for the establishment of, a nominating committee. The majority of the members of a nominating committee established under this section shall consist of persons who would be eligible to be placed on the ballot under §§120.2 and 120.3 of this section. The nominating committee may also include the Dean, or a person designated by the Dean, and one (1) or more members of the faculty designated by the Dean.
120.12In accordance with the provisions of D.C. Code, §31-1543(b), if a nominating committee is established, the committee shall nominate at least two (2) persons as candidates to appear on the ballot.
120.13The Dean shall certify the results of an election held under this section (including the names of the persons on the ballot or written in on any ballots, if write-ins are allowed; the number of votes received by each person; and the name of the person elected) to the Board of Governors at the next meeting of the Board held after the election is conducted.
120.14If write-in votes are allowed under the procedures established or approved by the Dean under this section, and a write-in candidate receives the largest number of votes cast in the election, the Dean, or the Dean's designee, shall certify the eligibility of the person so elected, in accordance with the provisions of §§120.2 and 120.3 of this section, before certifying the results of the election to the Board of Governors.
120.15Any question or dispute which arises in connection with the conduct of an election, the nomination of persons to be on the ballot, or any other matter in connection with the election held under this section shall be resolved by the Dean in a manner determined by the Dean. The determination of the Dean shall be the final and binding decision of the School of Law.