California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 3 - Teachers' Retirement System › Chapter 1 - Teachers' Retirement System › Article 13 - Election of Members to the Teachers' Retirement Board › Section 24002 - Nomination of Candidates

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Election Coordinator shall distribute candidate nomination
					 packets containing a copy of the Notice of Election, petition form, nomination
					 certification form, and copies of the rules and regulations governing the conduct of
					 Board member elections, to members and participants who request a packet.
Members and participants shall qualify for nomination if they
					 meet the eligibility criteria specified in the Notice of Election. Nomination shall
					 be on the petition form provided by the System, signed by then currently eligible
					 active members and then currently eligible active participants as defined in section
					 24004. Members and participants may sign
					 more than one petition form. The minimum number of petition signatures required
					 shall be determined by the Board and specified in the Notice of Election.
The candidate shall indicate on the petition form the specific
					 Board member position for which he or she seeks election. An individual candidate
					 may not be a candidate for more than one Board member position during any particular
					 election.
The petition form shall include the signature and legible
					 printed name of each member or participant signing the petition, month and day of
					 birth, and the last 4 digits of his or her Social Security Number. Any signature not
					 accompanied by all of the required information shall be invalidated.
Each candidate shall certify on the nomination certification
					 form provided by the System that he or she accepts the nomination, consents to serve
					 if elected, agrees to comply with the rules and regulations governing the conduct of
					 Board member elections, and abide by a drawing of lots by the Election Coordinator
					 in case of a tied vote.
Only those nomination certification forms and petition forms
					 received in the headquarters office of the System by the deadline specified in the
					 Notice of Election shall be accepted. The candidate must submit the nomination
					 certification form and petition form containing at least the minimum required number
					 of valid signatures in one packet at one time. Completed petition forms and
					 nomination certification forms transmitted via facsimile to the headquarters office
					 of the System by the deadline specified in the Notice of Election shall be accepted
					 if the original completed forms are received in the headquarters office of the
					 System within seven calendar days following the deadline.
The Election Coordinator shall verify the identity and
					 eligibility of individuals who sign candidates' petition forms through sampling or
					 another reasonable and cost-effective method, and shall certify qualified candidates
					 for the Board member election.
The position of candidate names and statements in election
					 materials distributed by the System to eligible voters shall be chosen by lot
					 conducted by the Election Coordinator at the time he or she certifies valid
					 nominating petitions.
The Election Coordinator shall notify qualified candidates of
					 their certification, and the position of their names and statements in election
					 materials distributed by the System. All deadlines and instructions related to the
					 drafting of candidate statements shall be distributed to all qualified candidates in
					 the notification letter. Upon distributing notification letters to qualified
					 candidates, the Election Coordinator shall make public the names of the qualified
					 candidates for the Board member election.
Where only one candidate has been nominated, the Election
					 Coordinator shall, upon verification of the signatures presented in the nominating
					 petition and upon the candidate's certification of his or her nomination acceptance,
					 cancel the remaining election procedures and designate the single candidate to be
					 certified by the Chief Executive Officer as elected.
If no candidate has been nominated in an election, or if no
					 candidate has presented a valid petition form and nomination certification form for
					 an election as required above, the Election Coordinator shall extend the nomination
					 period for an additional 21 calendar days and publicize his or her action to active
					 members and participants and other interested parties.
1. New section
					 filed 5-15-2003; operative upon adoption by the Teachers' Retirement Board 3-6-2003.
					 Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register 2003, No. 20).
2. Amendment
					 of second and third paragraphs filed 5-11-2009; operative upon adoption by the State
					 Teachers' Retirement System 4-2-2009. Amendments are exempt from the Administrative
					 Procedure Act and exempt from OAL review pursuant to Education Code section
					 22200.5(c)
					 (Register 2009, No. 20).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						22200.5,
						Education Code. Reference: Section
						22200, Education
						Code.