Bar Association Bylaws

SimDemocracy Bar Association - Bylaws

Section 1: Scope and Definitions

1. The SimDemocracy Bar Association By-Laws shall apply to all members of the SimDemocracy Bar Association (SDBA).

2. These By-Laws shall have no effect on any citizen of SimDemocracy who is not a member of the SDBA.

3. or these bylaws, a simple majority shall be considered as ½ + 1 (rounded upwards if necessary) of the total number of voting members, and a super-majority shall be considered ⅔ (rounded upwards if necessary) of the total number of voting members. The members of the bar who are absent or chose to abstain from voting shall not be considered. All votes must be conducted within discord.

4. For the purposes of this document and all future documentation involving the SimDemocracy Bar Association, “SDBA” shall mean SimDemocracy Bar Association (unless explicitly stated otherwise).

Section 2: Director

Duties of the Director:

1. The Bar Director shall be responsible for the entirety of the Bar’s administration (except duties specifically delegated to other people by the Bylaws or other legislation).

2. The Bar Director will have sole discretion in admitting members into the Bar and shall be responsible for creating, maintaining, and evaluating the Bar exam (and Bar exam attempts).

Appointment and Removal of the Director:

1. Whenever the office of the Bar Director is vacant, the Attorney General shall nominate a candidate to be Director of the Bar.

1.1. The nominated candidate must be a member of the Bar.

1.2. The nominated candidate must be approved in a vote by the members of the Bar with a simple majority (the votes of those bar members who are absent/ or chose to abstain shall not be considered)

2. The Attorney General/ Chief Justice/ Chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Bar may choose to dismiss the Bar Director if they lose confidence in the Director’s abilities.

2.1. This non-confidence motion must be approved by a super majority of Bar members to take effect (the votes of those bar members who are absent/ or chose to abstain shall not be considered).

3. If the Director of the Bar chooses to resign or is lawfully dismissed (according to procedure outlined in 02.b.ii), then the procedure outlined in 02.b.I shall take place.

Section 3: Bylaws

1. The Director may introduce, amend or repeal bylaws.

2. All bylaws must be approved by the members of the Bar with a simple majority (the votes of those bar members who are absent/ or chose to abstain shall not be considered).