Campaign season for the 2019 Illinois State Bar Association election begins today, October 1, for open leadership seats of third vice president and one seat each for the following Board of Governors seats: Area 2 (Circuits 17, 19 and 22), Area 4 (Circuits 10, 14 and 15), Area 5 (Circuits 5, 6 and 11), Area 7 (Circuits 1, 2 and 4), Under Age 37 – Cook County, and Under Age 37 Outside Cook County (Circuits 1-23). There are also 45 open seat
ISBA Election
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October 1, 2018 |
ISBA News
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May 7, 2018 |
ISBA News
Anna Krolikowska won the race for third vice-president of the Illinois State Bar Association. Ava George Stewart won the Cook County seat on the Board of Governors and Perry J. Browder won the Board of Governors seat for Area 8.
Third Vice-President - 1 to be elected
- Stephen M. Komie, 933
- Anna Krolikowska, 2,196
- John Nisivaco, 864
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April 25, 2018 |
ISBA News
Voting is now underway in the 2018 ISBA election. Voting closes at 4:30 p.m. this upcoming Monday, April 30.
ISBA's election provider Election America e-mailed ballots to members with valid e-mail addresses and mailed paper ballots to members without valid e-mail addresses on Monday, March 26. The deadline to request paper ballots was last Friday, April 13.
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April 18, 2018 |
ISBA News
Voting is now underway in the 2018 ISBA election. Voting closes at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 30.
ISBA's election provider Election America e-mailed ballots to members with valid e-mail addresses and mailed paper ballots to members without valid e-mail addresses two weeks ago, on Monday, March 26. The deadline to request paper ballots was last Friday, April 13.
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April 11, 2018 |
ISBA News
Voting is now underway in the 2018 ISBA election, and the last day to request a paper ballot is this Friday, April 13.
ISBA's election provider Election America e-mailed ballots to members with valid e-mail addresses and mailed paper ballots to members without valid e-mail addresses two weeks ago, on Monday, March 26.
Only attorney members who have paid their dues by March 1, 2018 are eligible to vote. Voting ends at 4:30 p.m. CT on April 30.
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March 26, 2018 |
ISBA News
Voting is now underway in the 2018 ISBA Election.
ISBA's election provider Election America emailed e-ballots to members with valid email addresses and mailed paper ballots to members without valid email addresses today, Monday, March 26. The last day to request a paper ballot will be Friday, April 13.
Only attorney members who have paid their dues by March 1, 2018 are eligible to vote.
There are three contested seats this year: third vice president, Board of Governors, First Judicial District — Cook County, and Board of Governors, Area 8 — Judicial Circuits 3 and 20. All members may vote for third vice president. Members may also vote for any office that falls in the geographical area of their ISBA address.
Candidate biographies are available in the March Illinois Bar Journal.
Third Vice President 1 to be elected (3 candidates)
- Anna Krolikowska, Northbrook
- Stephen M. Komie, Chicago
- John Nisivaco, Chicago
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February 7, 2018 |
ISBA News
The Candidate Report for the 2018 ISBA Election is below. All ISBA attorney members with their dues paid by March 1, 2018 are eligible to vote.
2018 Candidate Report
(N.B.: Pursuant to the Policy and Procedures for Election approved by the ISBA Assembly, in those instances where there are more candidates than positions to be filled, nominees are listed on the ballot by the date of filing. Where two or more people filed on the same date, ballot positions were determined by lot. Ballot positions are listed next to the candidate’s name.)
Third Vice-President (1 to be elected; 3 candidates)
- Stephen M. Komie 2
- Anna Krolikowska 1
- John Nisivaco 3
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January 30, 2018 |
ISBA News
The deadline to submit nominating petitions for the ISBA election is tomorrow, Wednesday Jan. 31, at 4:30 p.m. at either the Illinois Bar Center, 424 South 2nd Street, in Springfield, or the ISBA Office at 20 S. Clark Street, 9th Floor, Chicago.
Members of the ISBA will elect a third vice president, six seats on the Board of Governors, and 22 seats on the Assembly in Cook County this spring.
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January 2, 2018 |
ISBA News
In the spring, members of the ISBA will elect a third vice president, six seats on the Board of Governors, and 22 seats on the Cook County Assembly.
One board seat is open in each of the following Areas: Cook County, Board Area 1 (circuit 18), Board Area 3 (Circuits 12, 13, 16, 21 and 23), Board Area 4 (circuits 10, 14, and 15), Board Area 6 (circuits 7, 8 and 9), and Board Area 8 (circuits 3 and 20).
Nominating petitions are now being accepted and must be filed by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at either the Illinois Bar Center, 424 South 2nd Street, in Springfield, or the ISBA Office at 20 S. Clark Street, 9th Floor, Chicago.
Petitions must be physically submitted with original signatures. Petitions submitted via email or fax will not be accepted.
Candidates should submit their biography and photo online.
Questions regarding the filing of petitions should be directed to Kim Weaver, assistant to the executive director.
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October 2, 2017 |
ISBA News
Campaign season for the 2018 Illinois State Bar Association election begins today, October 2, for open leadership seats of third vice president and one seat each for the following Board of Governors seats: Cook County, Area 1 (Circuit 18), Area 3 (Circuits 12, 13, 16, 21 and 23), Area 4 (Circuits 10, 14 and 15), Area 6 (Circuits 7, 8 and 9), and Area 8 (Circuits 3 and 20). There are also 22 open seats for Cook County Assembly.
Voting begins in late March and concludes April 30, 2018. Those elected to the Board of Governors and Assembly take office at the opening of the Annual Meeting on June 14, 2018, and the third vice president takes office at the close of the Annual Meeting on June 16, 2018.
The 2018 ISBA Notice of Election is now available. For more information, including policies, procedures, and candidate packets, visit the ISBA Elections page.