Bar elections underway; cast your ballot now.

Balloting begins March 1 in the race for Bar president-elect between Lorna Brown-Burton of Ft. Lauderdale and Scott Westheimer of Sarasota.

On the ballot this year is also one Board of Governors contest in the 10th Circuit between incumbent C. Richard Nail and Victor R. Smith and one in the 17th Circuit between William "Bill" Gelin and incumbent Jay Kim; and one 20th Circuit race for a seat on the Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors between Joseph Coleman and Francesca Passidomo.

Election Services Corporation, which administers The Florida Bar's elections, has emailed or mailed ballots to the more than 93,000 eligible voters. Leading up the election, 5,254 members consented to receive only an eballot this year, on top of the 6,773 members who opted for an eballot last year and will automatically receive an eballot this year.

The rest of the eligible voters should have received or will soon receive a courtesy eballot and paper ballot with instructions on how to cast their vote online with the Bar's election company. If a member votes online, the paper ballot is void.

The submission deadline for all ballots is 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on March 21.

Anyone needing assistance may contact Election Services Corporation at 866-720-4357...