Click HERE to access the Nominating Petition. Please file your Petition with the KCBA President or Executive Director by March 1st. Questions? Please contact Gina Armstrong, [email protected].

BOARD OF MANAGERS VACANCY

Pursuant to the Bylaws of the Kane County Bar Association, Article X, Section 1, before March 1 of each

year, each of those persons, being members in good standing of the Association, desiring to serve as a Director

of the Association or as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Association shall file his or her nominating

petition with the Association in the form specified below.

Any member in good standing of the Association, may also nominate any other member of the Association

in good standing, to serve in the position of Director or Secretary-Treasurer. The member nominated

for the position of Secretary-Treasurer must have previously served as a Director of the Association or

General Counsel for the Association for at least two (2) years.

In addition to the above paragraph, there shall be a nominating committee which shall consist of the President

and the two most immediate, active past Presidents of the Association. The nominating committee,

by a majority vote, may nominate any member or members in good standing for the positions of Secretary-

Treasurer or Director.

There are three (3) vacant Director positions on the Board of Managers, serving a three-year term beginning

July 1, 2026. In addition, there is one vacant position for the office of Secretary-Treasurer, serving a

one-year term in that office, followed by a one-year term as Vice-President, a one-year term as President,

and a one-year term as Immediate Past President, beginning July 1, 2026.

To the extent Petitions for Candidacy are properly filed with the KCBA President or Executive Director

by March 1, 2026, the office shall be filled as provided in the Bylaws. If there are no Petitions for Candidacy

properly filed, the Nominating Committee of the KCBA will make a nomination. If there is only

one candidate for each vacant position, whether by Petition or nomination, election of the candidate shall

occur at the Annual Meeting. In the event of multiple candidates for a Director position then at the next

regular meeting of the Board of Managers following March 1st, a Special Meeting of the Association shall

be scheduled pursuant to Article XII, Section 2 of the Bylaws, for the purpose of conducting a contested

election. Said election shall occur prior to the Annual Meeting and shall be conducted in accordance with

Section 4, Article XI of the bylaws.

Article VI Section 6. If two members of the Board of Managers, regardless of whether they be Officers

or Directors of the Association, are from the same law firm, then no other member of that law firm shall

be eligible to run for Secretary-Treasurer/Director until the end of the term of service of either current

member of the Board of Managers.