The Bar’s election process gives attorneys throughout the state a voice in the regulation of the practice of law in Utah.
The Board of Bar Commissioners for the State Bar of Utah consists of at least 13 but no more than 15 voting members, including 11 elected lawyers and two non-lawyers appointed by the Supreme Court.
The elected lawyer Commissioners are elected by the active licensees of the Bar whose official business address on record is in the division the Commissioner represents.
The 11 elected lawyer commissioners represent the following Divisions:
The terms of office are staggered, with each Commissioner serving a three-year term.
Applicants must be nominated by a written petition of ten or more members of the Bar in good standing whose business mailing addresses are in the division from which the election is to be held. Nominating petitions may be obtained from the Utah State Bar website by downloading the nominating_petition.
Completed petitions must be submitted to Elizabeth Wright, Executive Director, no later than close of business at 5:00 p.m. MST on February 1st of the year of the election.
In order to reduce out-of-pocket costs and encourage candidates, the Bar will provide the following services at no cost:
If you have any questions concerning this procedure, please contact Elizabeth Wright at (801) 531-9077 or at director@utahbar.org.
The Bar uses an online voting system. A website link, along with a login and passcode to access the online election system will be supplied to eligible voters via an email sent to your email address of record. Please review your bar record on your private account page located at https://services.utahbar.org to confirm the accuracy of your email address information. (If you do not have your login information please contact Onlinesupport@utahbar.org and your information will be sent to your email address of record.)
To help ensure that you receive your ballot please review your spam filters and email allow list the independent election service provider skypunch.tech.
If you do not receive your electronic ballot and would like to vote online please send an email to Onlinesupport@utahbar.org and they will assist you in receiving a ballot.
Online balloting will begin on or about April 1 and conclude April 15.
An email reminder will be sent from electionsonline.us 7 days after the beginning of the election along with a link to the ballot and the passcode. (Again, please take a moment to set any spam filtering technology on your email to allow email from skypunch.tech.
Upon request, the Bar will provide a traditional paper ballot. Please contact Christy Abad at adminasst@utahbar.org.
If you do not receive a ballot email, please take the following steps:
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