Elections

Update: The 2019-2020 OCBA Election Candidate List is now available. (click here)

OCBA Executive Council

(One-year term for each position: June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2020.)

• Vice President/President-Elect 
• Treasurer 
• Secretary

(Three-year term for each position: June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2022.)

• Three (3) Executive Council Seats 

Legal Aid Society of the OCBA

(Three-year term for each position:  June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2022.)

• Two (2) Trustee Seats

 Young Lawyers Section of the OCBA

(Two-year term for each position: June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2021.)

• Five (5) Board Member Seats 

Important Deadlines

• Nomination Period: Has now closed.
• Election Period: Monday, February 18, 2019, through Monday, March 11, 2019.
• Election Results Available: Monday, April  22, 2019.
• Board Appointments / Officer Installations: May 2019

Nominating Guidelines and Important Election Information

1. Completed nomination form(s) must be sent via email to Kim Homer, Executive Director, khomer@ocbanet.org.
2. Each nomination form must be signed by no less than five (5) OCBA members in good standing.
3. For YLS nominations, the forms must be signed by no less than five (5) OCBA members in good standing, who are also YLS members.
4. Any nomination for the offices of Vice President/President-Elect, Treasurer, or Secretary of the OCBA Executive Council shall only be accepted if the nominee has already served on the OCBA Executive Council at least one (1) year.
5. To make sure you receive your election ballot, log in to your member account on the OCBA website to check that your email address is correct, no later than December 31, 2018.
6. If you need to update your email address and do not know your password, please contact Carolyn Cochrane, at carolync@ocbanet.org, or 407-422-4551, Ext. 245, for assistance.
7. If we do not have an accurate email address on file, we will send you an election ballot by postal mail.