SECTION 2. Every attorney who is a member in good standing of the State Bar and who is over thirty six years of age, but has not yet been licensed to practice law for five years, is a member of the YLS through the annual meeting following the member's 5th anniversary of being licensed.

SECTION 3. Any member the YLS shall, upon written request, be dropped from membership without prejudice to reinstatement upon written request if still eligible.

SECTION 2. The Chairperson Elect, Vice-Chairperson and Secretary-Treasurer shall be elected by the Council members from their own number at the annual Council meeting immediately following the annual meeting of the YLS. All officers shall serve in the respective offices to which they have been elected for a term of one year, or until their successors are elected. If, before the expiration of the normal term of any office, a vacancy occurs with respect to such office, except that of Chairperson where a Chairperson Elect is available to fill the vacancy, such office shall be filled by election at the next regular Council meeting, and the tenure of officers so elected shall be for the remainder of the unexpired terms.

SECTION 3. The Chairperson shall automatically be a member of the Council, shall be chief executive officer of the YLS, and shall fill by appointment, subject to approval by the Council, all vacancies occurring in the membership of the Council from the district in which the vacancy has occurred for the remainder of the term being filled. The Chairperson shall appoint the members of all standing committees and such other committees as the Chairperson may deem necessary or as the Council may recommend or create. Except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, the Chairperson shall call and preside at all meetings of the Council, regular meetings of which shall be held at least four times each year in the city of Lansing and at such other times and places as the Council shall designate. The Chairperson shall also call and preside at the annual meetings of the YLS and Council.

SECTION 4. The Chairperson Elect shall automatically succeed to the office of Chairperson at the conclusion of the term as Chairperson-Elect, or earlier upon the existence of a vacancy. In the event the Chairperson-Elect succeeds to the office of Chairperson prior to the expiration of the term as Chairperson-Elect, he/she shall continue in the office of Chairperson through the full term of office that he/she would otherwise have served. The Chairperson Elect shall act as Chairperson during the absence of the Chairperson. The Chairperson Elect shall also perform the duties assigned by the Chairperson in planning and coordinating the projects and activities of the YLS and shall perform other duties usually incident to the office. A person elected Chairperson-Elect may automatically succeed to the office of Chairperson, even if he/she does not meet the age requirement for YLS membership, and that person shall be deemed a member of the YLS during the term of office as Chairperson.

SECTION 5. The Vice-Chairperson shall preside at meetings of the Council in the absence of both the Chairperson and the Chairperson Elect, shall, unless the Council directs otherwise, act as editor of the YLS newsletter, Inter Alia, and shall perform other duties usually incident to the office.

SECTION 6. The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep all minutes and records of meetings of the Council and the YLS, shall maintain current information as to the financial affairs of the YLS, and shall perform other duties usually incident to the office.

SECTION 7. No person shall be eligible to hold office unless, at the time he/she is appointed or elected, that person is a member of the YLS. No person shall hold the same elective office for two consecutive full terms.

SECTION 2. The Council shall be composed of not more than 23 members, including the officers, elected or appointed council members, the immediate past Chairperson and the Chairperson of the Law Student Section. There shall be 23 Council members only when all other positions are filled and the provisions of Section 5 below are applicable.

SECTION 3. Council members shall be nominated by written petition filed with the Secretary during the month of [ ] signed by five or more YLS members eligible to vote in the district for which the nomination was made. Only members of the YLS eligible to vote in the district they are to represent and who consent to their candidacy in writing may be nominated to serve as Council member. The Secretary shall cause to be published in the issue of Inter Alia last published and mailed prior to the month of [ ] in each year an announcement of the vacancies to be filled on the Council, the month during which nominations may be filed, and a form of petition for the nomination of Council members. Nominations may be made on such forms, but nominations in any other form of petition which complies with these bylaws shall be deemed sufficient. Ballots shall be mailed by [ ] to all YLS members at their address of record on file with the State Bar as of [ ] and must be returned to the State Bar office postmarked by [ ]. The address of record of each YLS member which is on file with the State Bar as of [ ] shall determine eligibility for all election purposes. All ballots shall be voted for a maximum of the number of vacancies to be filled in each district and a minimum of [ ] less than such number. No ballot shall be counted which does not comply with this requirement.

SECTION 4. There shall be three council election districts comprised as indicated: District 1 - YLS members in Macomb and Wayne Counties District 2 - YLS members in Oakland County District 3 - YLS members not in District 1 or District 2 District 1 shall be entitled to elect six Council members. Districts 2 and 3 shall each be entitled to elect seven Council members. Every six years the Council shall review election Districts and report to the State Bar Board of Commissioners whether or not a reapportionment of Districts is necessary, and, if so, shall submit a proposed reapportionment plan. One-half of the number of Council members to which each District is entitled shall be elected each year to staggered two-year terms, including those elected in the year first following enactment of these bylaws provisions. Elected Council members shall take office at the close of the annual YLS meeting following their election and shall, together with Council members whose terms continue, convene the annual Council meeting.

SECTION 5. The Chairperson Elect shall not stand for election but shall be declared automatically elected for a term of one year which shall be necessary for fulfillment of his/her duties as Chairperson unless he/she shall have such tenure remaining as an elected officer.

SECTION 6. The retiring Chairperson shall be an ex officio member of the Council with all voting rights. All other past Chairpersons shall be honorary members of the Council for advisory purposes but without the right to vote.

SECTION 7. The elected members of the Council shall take office at the annual meeting of the YLS and shall meet immediately thereafter. At said time, the Chairperson shall complete appointments of the remaining members of the Council and then proceed to the election of officers. Special meetings may be called by the Chairperson, either upon his/her own initiative or upon written request of two-thirds of the Council and shall be held at the time and place designated by the Chairperson.

SECTION 8. A quorum of the Council shall consist of a majority of its members. In the event that a quorum is not present at any meeting, the members present may proceed with the business of the meeting as if a quorum were present, and their acts shall become effective when and if enough absent members ratify them in writing, in addition to those present, to constitute a majority of the Council.

SECTION 9. If a Council member does not attend two consecutive meetings of the Council without having been excused by the Chairperson, or three meetings during the course of the Bar year for any reason, the Chairperson shall declare the seat of that Council member vacant.

SECTION 2. The annual meeting of the Council shall be held on the same date and at the same place as the annual YLS meeting and shall convene immediately following the annual YLS meeting.

SECTION 3. At such meetings, the order of business shall be as follows:

ANNUAL YLS MEETINGS:

1. Opening remarks by Chairperson.
2. Report of Secretary.
3. Reports of standing committees.
4. Reports of special committees.
5. New business, special address, etc.
6. Report of the Secretary of results of Council election.

ANNUAL COUNCIL MEETING:

1. Appointment of Council vacancies by Chairperson.
2. Assumption of office of Chairperson by Chairperson-Elect.
3. Election of remaining officers.

SECTION 4. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Ballots shall be canvassed by a committee of tellers appointed by the Chairperson.

No proxy voting shall be permitted in any election for officers of the YLS.

Officers shall be elected by a majority of votes cast among the Council members present and voting. In the event of a tie, the tellers appointed by the Chairperson shall determine the successful candidate by lot.

DISPUTED ELECTIONS: In the event an election is disputed, a written petition shall be transmitted to the Chairperson within ten days, who shall preside over a special meeting of the Council. The determination of the Council shall be final, subject to a right of appeal to the State Bar Board of Commissioners.

SECTION 2. The Chairperson shall have power to remove any member of any committee upon written notice and upon such removal, the Chairperson shall immediately fill the vacancy so created.

SECTION 3. Each committee shall have the right and duty to perform the functions suggested by its title, and such other functions and duties as shall be assigned by the Chairperson or Council.

SECTION 2. Any proposed amendment shall be submitted in writing to the Council by any member of the YLS in time for it to be considered by the Council at the last regular meeting before the annual meeting of the YLS at which it is to be voted upon. The Council shall consider the proposed amendment at said regular meeting, and shall prepare recommendations thereon, which recommendations, together with a complete and accurate text of said proposed amendment, shall be published in the Michigan Bar Journal or Inter Alia, at least thirty days prior to the annual meeting of the YLS at which it is to be voted upon.