The State Bar Officers' duties are as follows:
a.President. The President may: i. preside at all State Bar and Bar Commission meetings;ii. execute, with the Executive Director, all State Bar contracts and instruments as authorized by the Bar Commission;iii. appoint Members to standing and ad hoc committees;iv. be an ex-officio, non-voting Member of all committees except as specified otherwise herein;v. perform all duties incident to the office of President and such other duties as may be assigned by the Bar Commission; and,vi. perform the duties of the Executive Director in the event the Executive Director is unable to perform. The President may appoint someone to serve as the Executive Director if the President is unwilling or unable to perform those duties. The President or the President's appointee will serve until the Bar Commission hires a new Executive Director or until the current Executive Director is able to return to and perform the duties of that position.b.President Elect. The President Elect will perform and be vested with all the powers and duties of the President in the event the President is absent or otherwise unwilling or unable to perform. The President Elect may perform such duties as may be assigned by the President and Bar Commission.SDCL tit. 16, ch. 17, app TO CHAPTER 16-17, art. V, 5.4