September-October 2001 Volume 26 Number 1 Bar Leader Home Subscriptions News/Story Ideas Form Current Issue Older Issues This page uses JavaScript. To take advantage of this feature, please download Internet Explorer or Navigator 4.x. Bar Leader Home|Subscriptions|Current Issue|Older Issues Table of Contents Cover stories: Online voting: Bars offer Web-based ballot boxes Holding an election for bar officers can involve steep postal costs and intensive labor as staff sorts through mailed-in ballots. Some bars are now taking advantage of a secure, online voting system. See how it works and whether those who have tried it have been pleased with the results. Stream of consciousness -- community and other thoughts Division for Bar Services Director Roseanne T. Lucianek reflects on the importance of volunteering and the idea of community, particularly following September 11. Also, a special thank-you to a number of bar leaders who retired last year. Columbus bar issues report on racial profiling How can a local bar help attack the problem of racial profiling? By collecting data on traffic stops, issuing a comprehensive report, and linking with state and local law enforcement authorities. See how the Columbus (Ohio) Bar Association undertook this initiative. Listservs or Web sites? Bars create electronic information sources In this Information Age, many bar associations are finding that delivering information electronically is a great way to connect with members. Web sites and listservs—which are e-mail discussion groups—are two ways to go. What are the pros and cons of each approach? Back to Top Copyright American Bar Association. http://www.abanet.org
September-October 2001 Volume 26 Number 1
Bar Leader Home Subscriptions News/Story Ideas Form Current Issue Older Issues
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Cover stories:
Online voting: Bars offer Web-based ballot boxes
Holding an election for bar officers can involve steep postal costs and intensive labor as staff sorts through mailed-in ballots. Some bars are now taking advantage of a secure, online voting system. See how it works and whether those who have tried it have been pleased with the results.
Stream of consciousness -- community and other thoughts
Division for Bar Services Director Roseanne T. Lucianek reflects on the importance of volunteering and the idea of community, particularly following September 11. Also, a special thank-you to a number of bar leaders who retired last year.
Columbus bar issues report on racial profiling
How can a local bar help attack the problem of racial profiling? By collecting data on traffic stops, issuing a comprehensive report, and linking with state and local law enforcement authorities. See how the Columbus (Ohio) Bar Association undertook this initiative.
Listservs or Web sites? Bars create electronic information sources
In this Information Age, many bar associations are finding that delivering information electronically is a great way to connect with members. Web sites and listservs—which are e-mail discussion groups—are two ways to go. What are the pros and cons of each approach?
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