One combined free mailing, separate from the ballot mailing and dispatched prior to the ballot mailing, shall be provided by the ISBA to candidates for the office of Third Vice-President and Board of Governors. The content and format of the submitted material shall be reviewed in advance by the Bar Elections Supervision Committee. Said materials will be printed and paid for by ISBA from information delivered to the ISBA staff. No material promoting a candidacy shall be false, misleading or deceptive, nor shall it contain the name or likeness of any individual or organization without the written authorization from such individual or organization. The contents of the letter-sized page described in paragraph 3.4 above shall contain biographical information which shall be prepared by the candidate and delivered to the ISBA staff for processing.
Candidates are encourage to include issue-oriented statements in their campaign materials.
The mailing piece described in paragraph 3.5 above may be signed by a list of supporters on the candidate's behalf, which list shall consist of no more than 100 persons. No person's name may be used in the list of supporters without written authorization from such individual. The ISBA Bar News one-third page described in the preceding sentence shall not include the list of supporters names and further, to the greatest extent possible, a common format shall be developed which shall include the candidate's picture and biographical information and may include position or opinion statements. The materials submitted for inclusion in the one-third Bar News page shall be reviewed by the Bar Election Supervision Committee in advance of publication. In the event petitions are received by the Association at the Illinois Bar Center in Springfield, or at the ISBA Chicago Office, from more than one candidate on any day, the order for such candidates shall be by lot.