Section 1600.715  Eligible Voters

a)         An individual is eligible to vote for a contributing membership position on the Board of Trustees of the System if he or she was a contributing member, defined as an employee who has been certified as a SURS covered employee by the employee's employer and an employee for whom employee contributions have been received in the previous 31 days, except as provided for in subsection (e), as of March 1 of the year in which the election is held.

b)         An individual is eligible to vote for an open annuitant position on the Board of Trustees of the System if he or she was an annuitant as of March 1 of the year in which the election is held.

c)         A person who is eligible to vote for a contributing membership position pursuant to subsection (a) is not eligible to vote for an open annuitant position.

d)         A person who is eligible to vote for an annuitant position pursuant to subsection (b) is not eligible to vote for an open contributing membership position.

e)         A SURS member receiving a disability pursuant to Section 15-150 of the Illinois Pension Code is not an annuitant but is considered a contributing member for purposes of Board elections.

(Source:  Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 17714, effective October 22, 2020)