BOD Elections for 2026 | Utah Central Association of Realtors

UCAR Board of Directors - Voting begins 09.15

Elections Process & Timeline

As outlined in our bylaws, the governing body of Utah Central Association of REALTORS® (hereafter referred to as "the Association") shall be a Board of Directors consisting of the President, President Elect, First Vice President, Immediate Past President, nine (9) REALTOR® Members of the Association (one of whom will be nominated by the President and ratified by the Board of Directors to serve as Treasurer/Director), the four (4) Chapter Presidents, and the Chief Staff Executive, who is a non-voting member.

Each year, the President-Elect will automatically advance to the office of President; the First Vice President will automatically advance to the office of President-Elect; the President will automatically move to the office of Immediate Past President, and elections will be held for the First Vice President, as well as for open positions on the Board. Officer positions shall serve for a 1-year term. Board members will serve for 2-year terms.

The timeline for the 2025 Board of Directors Elections will be as follows:

July 28–August 17: Nominations open for vacant positions
August 18: Nominating Committee chooses candidates who will be moved to the final ballot. Due to the large number of nominations, not all those nominated will progress to the final ballot
August 21: Preliminary ballot announced via email. Any agents who did not progress to the preliminary ballot but wish to be placed on the final ballot may do so by submitting a petition signed by at least 20% of the REALTOR® Membership
September 5: Petitions due—All petitions requesting additional names on the final ballot are due by 5 PM
September 12: Final ballot will be sent to the Membership via email
September 15: Voting begins. Election of the candidates will be by popular vote and submitted via MLS, phone, and email
September 29: Voting ends at 5 PM
September 30: 2026 Board of Directors announced via email

The 2026 Election will fill the following positions:

First Vice President (2028 UCAR President) — 1 position, Four-year commitment*

Directors — 5 positions, two year commitment**

* The First Vice President will be required to attend all recurring Executive Committee meetings, UAR Board of Director meetings, and NAR meetings, in addition to the UCAR Board of Directors meetings, membership luncheons, and any other urgent or ad-hoc meetings as needed.

** Directors will be required to attend all recurring Board of Directors meetings (typically bi-monthly), membership luncheons, committee meetings as assigned, and any other urgent or ad-hoc meetings as needed.