Applicants must be nominated by a written petition of 10 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 the close of business at 5:00 p.m. MST on February 2nd 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:

1. Space for up to a 200-word campaign message plus a photograph in the March/April issue of the Utah Bar Journal. The space may be used for biographical information, platform or other election promotion. Campaign messages and biographical sketch for the March/April Bar Journal publications are due along with completed petitions and two photographs no later than Monday, February 2nd;
2. Space for up to a 500-word campaign message plus a photograph on the Utah Bar Website due February 2nd;
3. A set of mailing labels for candidates who wish to send a personalized letter to the lawyers in their division who are eligible to vote; and
4. A one-time email campaign message to be sent by the Bar. The campaign message will be sent by the Bar within three business days of receipt from the candidate.