Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) The
Board Secretary shall determine the number and type of Board positions to be
filled at an election. The Secretary shall announce the election by October 1
preceding the next election.
b) Any
candidate for an open contributing membership position on the System's Board of
Trustees:
1) Shall be, on the date voter
eligibility is determined pursuant to Section
1600.715, an
employee who has been certified as a SURS covered employee by the employee's
employer and an employee for whom employee contributions have been received in
the previous 31 days;
2) Shall be
nominated by a written petition and/or if offered by SURS, by a petition with
electronic signatures submitted via an independent, secure third-party vendor
selected by SURS, signed by no fewer than 400 individuals who, as of the date
of signing, were participants. Each candidate must submit their own petition
and/or obtain electronic signatures on behalf of their own candidacy. Single
petitions listing multiple candidates will not be accepted.
c) Any candidate for an open
annuitant position on the System's Board of Trustees:
1) Must have been an annuitant for at least
one full year prior to the Election Date as determined pursuant to Section
1600.705;
2) Shall be nominated by a written petition
and/or offered by SURS, by a petition with electronic signatures submitted via
an independent, secure third-party vendor selected by SURS, signed by no fewer
than 100 individuals who, as of the date of signing, were annuitants. Each
candidate must submit their own petition and/or obtain electronic signatures on
behalf of their own candidacy. Single petitions listing multiple candidates
will not be accepted.
d)
For purposes of determining whether a SURS member is a contributing member,
participant, or annuitant pursuant to this Subpart G:
1) A SURS member who is a contributing member
or participant in the Self-Managed Plan, described in Section 15-158.2 of the
Pension Code, is eligible under the same terms as SURS members who are in the
traditional or portable benefit package, described in Sections 15-103.1 and
15-103.2, respectively, of the Pension Code, and a benefit recipient pursuant
to an annuity contract purchased under the self-managed plan is an
annuitant;
2) A SURS member
receiving a preliminary estimated payment pursuant to Section
1600.420
is an annuitant;
3) A SURS member
receiving a disability pursuant to Section 15-150 of the Illinois Pension Code
is not an annuitant, but is considered a contributing member for purposes of
Board elections.
e) All
candidates must complete an application in the form adopted by the System.
Candidate application forms may be obtained from the Board Secretary, upon
written or oral request by the candidate, on or after October 1 immediately
preceding the Election Date. The completed candidate application form shall be
submitted to the Board Secretary by the December 31 immediately preceding the
Election Date.
f) The Board
Secretary shall determine the eligibility of candidates pursuant to the
Illinois Pension Code and this Part. If a candidate should become ineligible
for the Board position after submission of the candidate application form, but
before the election, the Board Secretary shall declare the candidate ineligible
and remove that candidate from the ballot. If a candidate should become
ineligible for the Board position after the printing of the ballots, the
ineligible candidate's votes shall not be counted.
