Elections: Online Voting Underway, Continues Through Dec. 11 First-round voting is underway for contested leadership positions on the Board of Governors, Nominating Committee, Young Lawyers Division and American Bar Association House of Delegates.Deadline for electronically casting votes is Monday, Dec. 11. Balloting will be conducted electronically only; no paper ballots will be provided. Listed below are candidates in Contested Races. The "Vote Now" button and profiles of candidates in contested races are accessible online at: https://www.lsba.org/BarGovernance/Elections.aspx. CONTESTED RACES Board of Governors (three-year term) Sixth Board District (1 position) Douglas L. Bryan William M. Ford Toni R. Martin Deidre Robert Edward L. Tarpley, Jr. Seventh Board District (1 position) Paul Loy Hurd Justin N. Myers Nominating Committee (one-year term) District 1B (1 position) Clayton J. Borne IV Kelly M. Rabalais Bradley J. Tate District 2A (2 positions) Kelly E. Balfour Valerie B. Bargas Frank A. Fertitta Edward J. Walters, Jr. District 2B (2 positions) Erin O. Braud Shayna Beevers Morvant Raymond S. Steib District 2C (1 position) Daniel A. Cavell Charles M. Raymond Nicholas J. Zeringue District 3A (1 position) Blake R. David Jeffrey A. Riggs District 3C (1 position) Douglas L. Bryan Robert L. Bussey District 3D (1 position) Lauren B. McKnight Joseph L. (Larry) Shea, Jr. Young Lawyers Division Council (two-year term) Third District (1 position) William N. Abel Megan E. Reaux Fifth District (1 position) Richard G. Higgins Dixon W. McMakin Loren D. Shanklin American Bar Association House of Delegates (two-year term, 2 positions) Michael W. McKay John H. Musser IV Charles M. Raymond Members received an email with their E-ballot on Nov. 13. The sender address was “LSBA Election Admin” and the subject line referenced “Vote now in the LSBA 2017-2018 Election.” The email includes a link to the voting website. On the voting website, members must type in their 5-digit member ID number and birth date to access the ballot. Ballots will only include races for which the member may cast a vote. Members who do not have an email address, or members preferring to vote from the LSBA website, may log-in from the LSBA website at the link listed above and will be asked to enter the same credentials (5-digit member ID and birth date).