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40 ILCS 5/17-139

(40 ILCS 5/17-139) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-139)

Sec. 17-139. Board elections and vacancies.

(1) Contributors other than administrators election.  Every
member who is not an administrator may vote at the election for as many persons
as there are trustees to be elected by the contributors who are not administrators, provided that the contributor obtained that voter eligibility status on or before October 1 of the election year.  The name of a candidate shall not be placed on 
the ballot unless he or she has been assigned on a regular certificate for
at least 10 years in the Chicago public schools or charter schools and
nominated by a petition signed by not less than 200 contributors who are not
 administrators.

Petitions shall be filed with the recording secretary of the Fund on or after September
15 of each year and not later than October 1st of that year.  No more than one
candidate may be nominated by any one petition.  If the nominations do not
exceed the number of candidates to be elected,  the canvassing board shall
declare the nominated candidates elected.  Otherwise, candidates receiving the
highest number of votes cast for their respective terms shall be declared
elected.  The location and number of polling places shall be designated by the
Board.

Elections to fill vacancies on the Board
shall be held at the next annual election.

(2) Pensioners election.  The name of a candidate
shall not be placed on the ballot unless he or she has been nominated by a
petition signed by not less than 100 pensioners of the Fund.
Petitions shall
be filed with the recording secretary of the Fund on or before
October 1 of the
odd-numbered year.  If the nominations do not exceed 3, the mailing
of ballots
shall be eliminated and the nominated candidates shall be declared elected.
Otherwise, the 3 candidates receiving the highest number of votes
cast shall be
declared elected.

(3) Administrators election.  The name of a candidate shall not be placed on
the ballot unless he or she has been nominated by a petition signed by at least
25 contributors who are administrators.  Petitions shall be filed with the
recording secretary of the Fund on or before October 1 of the election year. Every
member who is an administrator may vote at the election for one candidate
who is a contributor who is an administrator, provided that the member obtained such voter eligibility status on or before October 1 of the election year.
If only one eligible candidate is nominated, the election shall not be held and
the nominated candidate shall be declared elected.  Otherwise, the candidate
receiving the highest number of votes cast shall be declared elected.

(4) Vacancies.  The Board may fill vacancies occurring in
the membership of the Board elected by the administrators, teachers other
than administrators, or pensioners at any regular meeting of the Board.  The
Board of Education may fill vacancies occurring in the membership of the Board appointed by the Board of Education at any regular meeting of
the
Board of Education.

(Source: P.A. 98-449, eff. 8-16-13.)