Campaign season for the 2027 Illinois State Bar Association Election begins today, October 1, for open leadership seats of third vice president (outside Cook County) and the following Board of Governors seats: Area 1 (Circuit 18), Area 2 (Circuits 17, 19, and 22), Area 6 (Circuits 7, 8, and 9), and Area 8 (Circuits 3 and 20). There are also two Board of Governors seats in Cook County. There are 23 open seats for Cook County Assembly.
ISBA Election
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September 30, 2026 | ISBA News
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May 4, 2026 | ISBA News
Emily Masalski has been elected Third Vice-President of the Illinois State Bar Association. Albert Durkin and Rebecca Berlin-Melzer won Cook County and Marie Sarantakis won Under Age 37 on the Board of Governors.
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February 5, 2026 |
ISBA News
The Candidate Report for the 2026 ISBA Election is below. All members of the association (except non-lawyer members) with their dues paid by March 2, 2026, are eligible to vote.
(N.B.: Where more candidates filed for a position than vacancies available, ballot positions were determined by lot. Ballot positions are listed next to the candidate’s name.)
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May 2, 2025 | ISBA News
Heather McPherson has been elected Third Vice-President of the Illinois State Bar Association. Michael G. Bergmann, Sandra Crawford, Jameika W. Mangum, Emily N. Masalski, and Ashonta C. Rice won Cook County and Courtney A. Berlin won Under Age 37 on the Board of Governors.
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March 27, 2025 | ISBA News
Voting is now underway in the 2025 ISBA Election.
ISBA's election vendor, Election-America, emailed e-ballots to members with valid email addresses today, Thursday, March 27. Members—without a valid email address or who prefer to vote by mail—may request a paper ballot by contacting Election-America at Help+isba@election-america.com or (866) 384-9978 Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT. The deadline to request a paper ballot is April 15, 2025.
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February 6, 2025 |
ISBA News
The Candidate Report for the 2025 ISBA Election is below. All members of the association (except non-lawyer members) with their dues paid by March 1, 2025 are eligible to vote.
(N.B.: Where more candidates filed for a position than vacancies available, ballot positions were determined by lot. Ballot positions are listed next to the candidate’s name.)
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May 3, 2024 | ISBA News
Sarah E. Toney has been elected Third Vice-President of the Illinois State Bar Association. Mark J. Lopez won Cook County and Ted M. Niemann won Area VI on the Board of Governors.
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April 30, 2024 | ISBA News
Online voting ends today, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. CT
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April 23, 2024 | ISBA News
Voting is now underway in the 2024 ISBA Election. ISBA's election provider Election-America distributed ballots on March 27. All members of the Association (except non-lawyer members) with dues paid by March 1, 2024 are eligible to vote.
The deadline for voting is Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. Central Time for all voting methods: e-ballot or paper.
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April 12, 2024 | ISBA News
Voting is now underway in the 2024 ISBA Election. The last day to request a paper ballot is April 15, 2024.
ISBA's election provider Election-America emailed e-ballots to members with valid email addresses on March 27. All members of the Association (except non-lawyer members) with dues paid by March 1, 2024 are eligible to vote. The deadline for voting is Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. CT