| (a) The division will maintain, in random name order,
lists of qualified arbitrators established by the division. Not later
than the 30th day after an election to engage in arbitration is filed,
an arbitrator will be assigned from the appropriate list. Each party
will be notified immediately either personally or by certified mail.
(b) Assignment from the list of arbitrators shall be
from the top of the list. When the list has been exhausted by assignment
of each arbitrator to a case, the list will be randomly reordered.
(c) Each party to the arbitration proceeding is entitled
to one rejection of an assigned arbitrator and must exercise such
rejection not later than the third day following receipt of notification
of an arbitrator's assignment. Once a rejection is exercised, the
next arbitrator from the top of the list will be assigned.
(d) A rejection exercised by a party must be:
(1) in writing;
(2) signed by the party or authorized representative;
(3) personally delivered, sent by certified mail or
electronic transmission, not later than the third day following receipt
of notice of an arbitrator's assignment, to the division's chief clerk
of proceedings with a copy to all parties.
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