Section 1650.1030  Election Materials

a)         An eligible voter who has provided the System with a valid electronic mail address will receive electronic election materials at least 20 days prior to the election day. The System's electronic ballot and voting processes may be conducted via an independent, secure, third-party vendor selected by the System and shall conform in all material aspects with the manual balloting provisions provided in Section 16-165 of the Illinois Pension Code [40 ILCS 5/16-165].

b)         An eligible voter who does not wish or is unable to vote electronically may request that manual election materials be sent to the eligible voter via U.S. mail in accordance with the manual balloting provisions provided in Section 16-165 of the Illinois Pension Code [40 ILCS 5/16-165].

c)         An eligible voter who has not provided the System with a valid electronic mail address will receive manual election materials via U.S. mail as provided in Section 16-165 of the Illinois Pension Code [40 ILCS 5/16-165].

d)         An eligible voter who has not received any or all of the election materials must contact the System at least 10 days prior to the election day, to request that the System send manual election materials to the eligible voter. After verifying that the requesting individual is an eligible voter as provided in Section 1650.1020, the System shall send a written certification of nonreceipt in the form prescribed by the System and the manual election materials via U.S. mail.

e)         If previously mailed manual election materials are returned to the System undelivered at least 10 days prior to the election day and a forwarding address has been provided, the System shall mail manual election materials to the forwarding address via U.S. mail.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 9473, effective June 22, 2023)