ARTICLE I.

The organization shall be known as the "Midwest Association of Pre-Law Advisors." (MAPLA)

The organization will provide a context for the sharing of knowledge and experience among Advisors to promote informed advising of students considering a legal career. The Association will sponsor an annual conference of Advisors and law school admission officers. It will promote the training of new Pre-Law Advisors through workshops as well as the annual conference. It will provide a vehicle for increased communication between individual law school admissions officers, Law Services, Pre-Law Advisors and students.

Membership

1.    Members shall be Pre-Law Advisors in accredited colleges or universities. Each member will have one vote.

2.    Associate Memberships without voting privileges shall be extended to appropriate individuals from law schools, other educational institutions, and attorneys

ARTICLE IV.

Meetings and Quorums

1.    Meetings shall be held annually. Additional meetings may be called by the Board of Directors.

2.    A majority of the voting members attending the meeting shall constitute a quorum.

3.    A quorum is necessary to take formal actions. Decisions will be made by majority vote of those present and voting.

4.    The time_, place and agenda for the meetings shall be determined by the Board of Directors.

5.    Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall govern all parliamentary procedures.

ARTICLE V.

1.    The officers shall be President, President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer.

2.    A new President-Elect shall be elected at the annual meeting. The current President-Elect will automatically become the new President.

3.    Nominations for Officers and Board Members shall be made by a
nominating committee composed of the President, President-Elect, and Immediate Past President if able to serve. Consent must be obtained from the nominees. Nominations will be sent to members with the announcement of the annual meeting. Additional nominations, with the consent of the nominee, may be made from the floor at the annual meeting.

4.    Terms of office for the President and President-Elect shall be for two
years (Annual Meeting to Annual Meeting); terms for members of the Board, Secretary, and Treasurer shall be for two years. Terms of office shall commence upon election and shall continue until a replacement is elected.

ARTICLE VI.

Board of Directors

1.    The Board of Directors is composed of the officers and five members elected for two-year terms, with two or three members to be elected every other year. Nominations should be made with consideration for geographical distribution and diversity of types of schools represented.

2.    The Board of Directors shall select a member of a law school faculty to serve as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors as a liaison with law schools

3.    The Board of Directors shall have the power to create ad hoc advisory committees whose membership, charge, and duration shall be at the discretion of the Board.

ARTICLE VII.

Amendments

1.    The Constitution may be amended only at the annual meeting by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting.

2.    Proposed amendments must be sent to each member thirty days before the annual meeting to make them eligible for consideration.

Amended September 2001