1. a) Any candidate for a vacant teacher position on the System's Board of Trustees shall be nominated by a petition in a format prescribed by the System or a petition with electronic signatures submitted via an independent, secure, third-party vendor selected by the System, signed by no fewer than 500 individuals who, as of the date of signing, were teachers as defined in Section 16-106 of the Illinois Pension Code (Pension Code).
2. b) Any candidate for a vacant annuitant position on the System's Board of Trustees shall be nominated by a petition in a format prescribed by the System or a petition with electronic signatures submitted via an independent, secure, third-party vendor selected by the System, signed by no fewer than 500 individuals who, as of the date of signing, were annuitants as defined in Section 16-111.1 of the Pension Code.
3. c) An individual eligible to sign a petition nominating a candidate for a vacant teacher position on the Board may sign petitions for as many candidates as desired.
4. d) An individual eligible to sign a petition nominating a candidate for a vacant annuitant position on the Board may sign petitions for as many candidates as desired.

(Source: Amended at 50 Ill. Reg. 4774, effective March 13, 2026)