Names may be placed in nomination for the office of trustee of the Employees Retirement System of Texas (system) in the following manner.

1. (1) A candidate, or his or her agency, must file a petition on a form approved by the system requesting the candidate's name to be placed in nomination. The petition must be signed by 300 or more persons qualified to vote in the trustee election.
2. (2) The signature of each person on a petition must be accompanied by that person's printed name and social security number. No person may sign a petition for more than one candidate. To do so will cause the signatures of the person to be disqualified.
3. (3) Blank petition forms may be reproduced and utilized provided the reproduction is an exact replica of the original document.
4. (4) Petitions must be received in the system offices on or before the close of business (5 p.m.) of a specific workday set by the trustees. Signatures on petitions received after that time will not be counted.
5. (5) Reproduced or fax copies of signed petitions will be disqualified.
6. (6) Only those names of candidates whose petitions comply with this section will be presented on the ballot.
7. (7) The board shall adopt a calendar governing the conduct of each trustee election. Blank petitions shall be distributed by the system to state agencies at least 25 calendar days in advance of the return due date established by the trustees. Blank petitions will also be available to any requesting person.

Source Note:The provisions of this §63.3 adopted to be effective April 26, 1983, 8 TexReg 1216; amended to be effective November 28, 1990, 15 TexReg 6499; amended to be effective September 29, 1992, 17 TexReg 6373.