SUMMARY OF NOMINATIONS RULES

Not less than 60 days prior to the annual meeting, 25 or more voting members of the OBA within the Supreme Court Judicial District from which the member of the Board of Governors is to be elected that year, shall file with the executive director, a signed petition (which may be in parts) nominating a candidate for the office of member of the Board of Governors for and from such judicial district, or one or more county bar associations within the judicial district may file a nominating resolution nominating such a candidate.

Not less than 60 days prior to the annual meeting, 50 or more voting members of the OBA from any or all judicial districts shall file with the executive director a signed petition nominating a candidate to the office of member at large on the Board of Governors, or three or more county bars may file appropriate resolutions nominating a candidate for this office.

Not less than 60 days before the opening of the annual meeting, 50 or more voting members of the association may file with the executive director a signed petition nominating a candidate for the office of president-elect or vice president, or three or more county bar associations may file appropriate resolutions nominating a candidate for the office.

If no one has filed for one of the vacancies, nominations to any of the above offices shall be received from the House of Delegates on a petition signed by not less than 30 delegates certified to and in attendance at the session at which the election is held.

See Article II and Article III of OBA Bylaws for complete information regarding offices, positions, nominations and election procedure.

Elections for contested positions will be held at the House of Delegates meeting Nov. 12, during the Nov. 10-12 OBA Annual Meeting. Terms of the present OBA officers and governors will terminate Dec. 31, 2021.

Nomination and resolution forms can be found at www.okbar.org/governance/bog/vacancies.

 

OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION

NOMINATING PETITIONS
(See Article II and Article III of the OBA Bylaws)

 

OFFICERS

 

President-Elect

Brian T. Hermanson, Ponca City
Nominating Petitions have been filed nominating Brian T. Hermanson, Ponca City for President Elect of the Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors for a one-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2022. Fifty of the names thereon are set forth below:

Steven Taylor, Charles Chapel, John Gaberino, Jim Hicks, Chuck Chesnut, Kimberly Hays, Joe Crosthwait, Melissa DeLacerda, David Petty, Jim Stuart, Stephen Beam, Cathy Christensen, William Grimm, Peggy Stockwell, Jerry Tubb, Jack Dawson, Mart Tisdal, Mike Turpen, Ken Williams, Alissa Hutter, Brandi Nowakowski, Ron Main, Guy Clark, Ken Delashaw, LeAnne McGill, John Oldfield, Dwight Smith, Rex Travis, Ed Wunch, Philip Hixon, Andy Hutter, Miles Pringle, Schaad Titus, Angela Ailles Bahm, Gary Derrick, Bradley Gungoll, Mack Martin, Mike McBride III, Richard McClain, Drew Neville, Laura Pringle, John Weedn, W.C. Sellers Jr., Jimmy Oliver, Mille Otey, Dean Couch, Chris Collins, Lynn Osborn, David Cummings and John Gelders.

A total of 462 signatures appear on the petitions.

Nominating Resolutions have been received from the following counties:

Kay, Kiowa, Love, McCurtain, Noble, Tulsa and Washington counties

 

Vice President

Miles T. Pringle, Nichols Hills
Nominating Petitions have been filed nominating Miles T. Pringle, Nichols Hills for Vice President of the Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors for a one-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2022. Fifty of the names thereon are set forth below:

Lynn Pringle, Laura Pringle, Jennifer Fischer Walford, Lane Neal, Charles D. Geister III, Jon Epstein, Mel McVay, Byrona Maule, Cody Cooper, Doug Dale, Rick Martin, Tom Wolfe, Mary Holloway Richard, Fred Kempf, Moira Watson, Larry G Ball, David Pardue, David Donchin, Gerald E. Durbin, Andy Gunn, E. Edd Pritchett Jr., Hilary Allen, Katherine Loy, Tim Martin, Ryan Deligans, Josh Young, Lauren Lenahan, Lauren S. Voth, Candace Lisle, Rodney Cook, Justin Bates, Hilary Clifton, Phoebe Mitchell, Fred Leibrock, Mark Hornbeek, Terry L. Hawkins, Joshua Edwards, John Gile, Stephen Pitcock, Katie Wagner, Jonathan Rogers, Daniel Carsey, Ty E. Schoenhals, C. Russell Woody, Michael P. Whaley, Elizabeth A. Prince, Jessica Hatcher, Katie Colclazier, Mark McPhail and Kurt Rupert

A total of 67 signatures appear on the petitions.