Opinion
Delivered July 6, 1992
Rule 1E of the Rules of Procedure of the Arkansas Judicial Discipline Disability Commission is revised to provide as follows:
E. Quorum; Voting Requirements. Five members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A finding of probable cause shall require the concurrence of a majority of the members present.
Any alternate member may serve in the place of any member of the same category whenever such member is disqualified or unable to serve and upon the call of, or on behalf of, the chairman. An alternate member who is present at a Commission meeting but who has not been called to serve may neither be included in a quorum count nor vote on any matter being considered at such meeting. Whenever an alternate member is called to serve in the place of a member of the Commission, an announcement with respect thereto shall be made at the commencement of the meeting."
A recommendation that discipline be imposed shall require the concurrence of a majority of the members of the Commission.