The Law Society will prepare a Voting Guide - one for lawyers and one for paralegals - that includes a photograph, brief biography, and election statement of each candidate. The Voting Guide will be available to voters online throughout the election. To be included in the Voting Guide, you must submit the following material in addition to the nomination form:
1. a colour photograph showing your head and shoulders. The image size must be as follows:
Width: minimum 1500 pixels [5 inches]
Height: minimum 2100 pixels [7 inches]
Horizontal/vertical resolution: 300 pixels
The image must be in jpg, tif or eps file format.
2. biographical information not exceeding 120 words, including headings.
3. an election statement not exceeding 350 words, including headings.
This material can be submitted to the Law Society as follows:
Submission of the completed Candidate Page Template that replicates the layout of the candidate page in the Voting Guide (see
the sample candidate page). This can be used for the biographical information and election statement. The Template is available at
www.lso.ca/bencher-election-2019. The photograph must be submitted with this Template as a separate file.
Submission of Individual Files for the biographical information, election statement and photograph, which the Law Society will use to format the candidate page. If you submit individual files, please
do not format the page in accordance with the sample.
All candidate pages will be formatted identically, in accordance with
the sample candidate page. Candidates are encouraged to use the Candidate Page Template available for download at www.lso.ca/bencher-election-2019
Biographical information and election statements must be submitted
electronically using the Candidate Page Template or in individual files in MSWord format.
Material in PDF format is not acceptable. Ensure that your name appears in all file names (surname – first name – doc), including the photograph (surname – first name – jpg), as follows:
Smithjohnbio
Smithjohnstatement
Smithjohnphoto
The photograph, biographical information and election statement must be sent by email to
bencherelection@lso.ca or delivered by USB memory stick.
This material must be received by the Office of the Elections Officer
by 5:00 p.m. on February 8, 2019.