Voting is now underway in the 2023 ISBA Election.
The only contested seats in the 2023 ISBA election are in the First Judicial District (Cook County) Board of Governors and Assembly races; therefore, only members in Cook County will receive ballots. Members' geographical designation is determined by their ISBA address.
Bridget C. Duignan has been elected Third Vice-President of the Illinois State Bar Association. Michael G. Bergmann, Mark L. Karno, Emily N. Masalski, Mary L. Milano, and Sarah E. Toney won the Cook County seats on the Board of Governors and Mark C. Palmer won the Area 5 seat on the Board of Governors.
The Candidate Report for the 2022 ISBA Election is below. All members of the association (except non-lawyer members) with their dues paid by March 1, 2022 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.)
Sonni Choi Williams has been elected Third Vice-President of the Illinois State Bar Association. Ava M. George Stewart won the Cook County seat on the Board of Governors and Amanda G. Highlander won the Area 8 seat on the Board of Governors.
The polls for the ISBA election closed on April 30 at 4:30 p.m. The results of the 2021 ISBA election will be available on or before May 7, 2021.
Only attorney members who paid their dues by March 1, 2021 were eligible to vote.
For additional information, view past posts on The Bar News covering this year's election.
Voting is now underway in the 2021 ISBA Election.
Ballots for the ISBA Election were distributed March 29 by our election provider Election America. All members of the Association (except non-lawyer members) with dues paid by March 1, 2021 are eligible to vote.
The deadline for voting is April 30, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. The canvass of the Election will be available on or before May 7, 2021.
Voting is now underway in the 2021 ISBA Election. The last day to request a paper ballot is April 15, 2021.
ISBA's election provider Election America emailed e-ballots to members with valid email addresses on March 29. All members of the Association (except non-lawyer members) with dues paid by March 1, 2021 are eligible to vote. The deadline for voting is April 30, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.
Voting is now underway in the 2021 ISBA Election.
ISBA's election provider Election America emailed e-ballots to members with valid email addresses today, Monday, March 29. Members without a valid email address will be mailed a paper ballot. The deadline for voting is Friday, April 30, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.
The Candidate Report for the 2021 ISBA Election is below. All members of the association (except non-lawyer members) with their dues paid by March 1, 2021 are eligible to vote.
(N.B.: Where two or more people filed for the same position, ballot positions were determined by lot. Ballot positions are listed next to the candidate’s name.)
The deadline to submit nominating petitions for the ISBA election is Monday, February 1.
Members of the ISBA will elect a third vice president (outside Cook County) and one seat each for the following Board of Governors seats: Area 1 (Circuit 18), Area 6 (Circuits 7, 8, and 9), and Area 8 (Circuits 3 and 20). There is also one Board of Governors seat in Cook County. There are 26 open seats for Cook County Assembly.