Duties and qualifications quoted from The AA Service Manual Combined with Twelve Concepts for World Service, 2004-2005 Edition, pg S46.

The Conference recommends that all areas elect alternate delegates. The alternate serves as a valuable assistant, often traveling with the delegate or giving reports for him or her. In some areas, the alternate serves some special function of the committee.Many area committee treasuries recognize the need to support the alternate’s expenses separately from the delegate’s.An alternate who replaces the delegate at the annual Conference meeting will remain on the G.S.O. mailing list as the delegate until G.S.O. is informed otherwise by the area committee.

Qualifications quoted from The AA Service Manual Combined with Twelve Concepts for World Service, 2004-2005 Edition, pg S56

LITERATURE

Reviews new literature and audiovisual needs, reviews existing pamphlets and new pamphlet drafts as they are prepared, and recommends special action to the trustees’ Literature Committee. The Literature Committee has played a vital part in the development of A.A. pamphlets and books. It has never hesitated to put on the brakes if it feels that A.A.’s literature is expanding too rapidly — or to urge A.A.’s publishing operation into action when there is a real need for a new pamphlet or book.In recent years it has been instrumental in the development of audiovisual materials.

Southwest Texas Area segment Extracted and edited from Service Structure and Procedures Southwest Texas Area Assembly, 2004 English.

SWTA

At the October meeting of each odd year, the Area Assembly will hold elections for Area Delegate, Alternate Delegate, Area Chairperson, Alternate Chairperson, Area Secretary and Area Treasurer.The Alternate Delegate may be eligible to be elected for a full term after having filled a vacancy of less than a year.The election of the Alternate Delegate shall be in accordance with the Delegate's election procedure stated in paragraph 5 above and shall not be "automatically the runner up".The Alternate Delegate may be eligible to be elected for a full term after having filled a vacancy of less than a year.The Area Assembly may remove the Delegate, The Alternate Delegate or any Area Committee Officer from the duties for a just cause. Such removal shall be by two-thirds (2/3) majority vote and by secret ballot.

Specific duties of the Southwest Texas Area Alternate Delegate include:

• By tradition the Alternate Delegate chairs the literature committee.
• Voting member of Area Assembly
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• Voting member of Area Committee
• Represent the Area at Regional functions
• Eligible to be elected Area Chairperson