- a) The System may assist an organization in sending out one e-mail or hardcopy communication per candidate per election cycle by providing a blind mailing list to a third-party service firm hired by the organization. Organizations must validly exist pursuant to law and must provide a mailing address and contact information to the System at the same time that a request is made for a blind mailing list.
b) The System may assist each candidate with sending out one communication per election cycle by:
- 1) providing a blind mailing list to a third-party service firm for an e-mail or hardcopy communication; or
- 2) sending an e-mail communication through a third-party service firm hired by the System.
- c) All third-party service firms must limit the use of the blind mailing list to ensure only one communication is distributed per candidate, per organization. The third-party service firm must guarantee security of the blind mailing list and only use the member contact information for communication of candidate informational materials.
- d) The System will not incur any of the costs to produce, mail or e-mail the additional candidate information, except for the one e-mail communication referenced in subsection (b)(2).
- e) Regardless of the source of distribution, whether the communication is distributed by SURS or a SURS-approved third-party service firm, the contents of the informational materials must be approved by the SURS Board Secretary prior to the mailing or e-mailing.
During any election period commencing the January 1 immediately preceding the Election Date and ending the day after the Election Date, the System will make available a blind mailing list containing address files or e-mail lists of eligible voters for election candidates or other organizations to send additional informational material about the candidate.
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 4218, effective February 29, 2024)