California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 1 - Administrative Personnel › Chapter 2 - Board of Administration of Public Employees' Retirement System › Subchapter 1 - Employees' Retirement System Regulations › Article 2 - Administration › Section 554.5 - Nomination of Candidates

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 A person qualifies for nomination if he or she meets the eligibility criteria
					 set forth in Government Code section
					 20090,
					 subdivision (g), for the Board member position that is the subject of the
					 election. To qualify for candidacy, a nominee must complete the procedures for
					 nomination set forth in the Notice of Election. An individual nominee may not
					 be a candidate for more than one Board member position during any particular
					 election.
(b) Nomination shall be
					 by petition, on the Nomination Petition form(s) provided by CalPERS and signed
					 by the nominee. The Nomination Petition form shall include all information
					 required by this section as provided in the Notice of Election or any Amended
					 Notice of Election. The petition shall identify clearly the specific Board
					 member position for which the nominee seeks election. The petition shall also
					 set forth information required to validate the nominee's eligibility, which
					 shall include, the nominee's full name, last four (4) digits of the nominee's
					 Social Security number, and employer or employer at retirement. The nominee
					 shall provide the following required contact information: address, telephone
					 number, and email address.
(c)
					 Active or retired members shall be eligible to sign a Nomination Petition if
					 they meet the eligibility criteria set forth in the Notice of Election for the
					 Board member position that is the subject of the election. Eligible active or
					 retired members signing a Nomination Petition shall provide identifying
					 information for the purpose of validating membership with CalPERS, which shall
					 include, the member's or retired member's full name, last four (4) digits of
					 his or her Social Security number, and employer or employer at
					 retirement.
(d) The minimum number
					 of petition signatures required for candidacy shall be determined by the Board
					 at a noticed public meeting and specified in the Notice of Election. In setting
					 the minimum number of petition signatures, the Board shall ensure candidates
					 have a minimum level of support, while not making the number of petition
					 signatures so high that active members and retirees are denied reasonable
					 access to candidacy. In no event shall less than 250 valid original signatures
					 be required. Only those petitions received in the Sacramento office of CalPERS
					 by the date and time specified in the Notice of Election shall be
					 accepted.
(e) Each nominee shall
					 certify, on the Nomination Acceptance/Ballot Designation form provided by
					 CalPERS, that he or she accepts the nomination, consents to serve if elected
					 and agrees to abide by a drawing of lots by the Secretary of State in case of a
					 tied vote. Those nominees that choose a title or other designation to be added
					 to their name on the ballot shall include the proposed title or designation on
					 the Nomination Acceptance/Ballot Designation form. That form shall be returned
					 to the Election Coordinator by the date and time specified in the Notice of
					 Election.
(f) The Nomination
					 Acceptance/Ballot Designation Form shall contain:
(1) Ballot Designation, if the candidate so
					 desires, chosen in accordance with the criteria set forth in section
					 554.4 of this article;
(2) A date for submission pursuant to section
					 554.3, subdivision (b) of this
					 article;
(3) A certification from
					 the nominee that they accept the nomination pursuant to section
					 554.5, subdivision (f);
					 and
(4) Job classification or job
					 classification at retirement.