Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 1600 - UNIVERSITIES RETIREMENT › Subpart G - BOARD TRUSTEE ELECTION › Section 1600.710 - Petitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) All petitions
				shall be in the form adopted by the System. Petition forms may be obtained from
				the System on or after October 1 immediately preceding the Election Date. The
				petition forms may be photocopied for use by the candidates. If offered by
				SURS, petition signatures can also be submitted via an independent, secure
				third-party vendor selected by SURS to accept signatures
				electronically.
b) A valid petition
				nominating a candidate for an open contributing membership position or an open
				annuitant position on the System's Board of Trustees shall meet the following
				requirements:
1) On page one of the petition
				the potential candidate must sign the petition as one of the nominating
				signatories. The signature shall constitute the potential candidate's
				confirmation that he or she is willing to be a candidate. If using the offered
				third-party vendor for submitting electronic signatures, the candidates may
				submit their own signatures electronically as well.
2) The petition must bear the requisite
				number of original signatures of individuals eligible to nominate the
				candidate, as established by Section
				1600.700(b) or
				(c). A valid petition may consist of multiple
				pages and may contain blank signature lines; however, all valid signatures must
				be original signatures unless they are submitted via an offered third-party
				vendor. 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.
3)
				Each original or electronic signature of an eligible voter must be accompanied
				by the signing person's name (printed), home address (street and city), and
				SURS employer (or last SURS employer). Other eligible voter information,
				including the last four digits of the signer's social security number may be
				included to assist the Board Secretary in verifying petition signing
				eligibility. Signatures that are not accompanied by at least a partial address
				will not be accepted. The partial social security number shall remain
				confidential.
4) Petitions may be
				circulated for signatures commencing the October 1 immediately preceding the
				applicable Election Date and ending on January 31.
5) An individual eligible to sign a petition
				nominating a candidate for an open contributing membership position on the
				Board may sign original and/or electronic petitions for as many contributing
				membership position candidates as desired.
6) An individual eligible to sign a petition
				nominating a candidate for an open annuitant position on the Board may sign
				original and/or electronic petitions for as many annuitant candidates as
				desired.
7) Original-hardcopy
				petitions shall bear the notarized signature of the individual who circulated
				the petition for signatures, verifying that the signatures contained on the
				petition were signed in that individual's presence and are genuine, and that,
				to the best of the circulating individual's knowledge, the persons who signed
				the petition were eligible to do so under Section
				1600.700(b) or
				(c). These requirements do not apply to
				petition signatures submitted electronically through the third-party vendor
				offered by SURS.
8) Original
				petitions and petitions with electronic signatures shall be filed with and must
				be received by the Board Secretary by the January 31 immediately preceding the
				Election Day. Petitions received after the prescribed petition-filing period
				are invalid and will not be counted.