CTPF will hold elections for:
- Two Teacher Trustees to serve three-year terms from November 2024 – November 2027
- One Principal/Administrator to serve a one-year term from November 2024 – November 2025
- Voting
All eligible voters will receive a unique voter identification number by mail and, if available, by email. Online voting will open the day materials are mailed, the week of October 14, 2024. Voting closes on November 1, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. (CT).
- Candidate Eligibility
Teacher Trustee
- Be a CTPF Member, other than a Principal/Administrator, as defined by the Illinois Pension Code (40 ILCS5/17-106);
- Have been assigned on a regular certificate for at least 10 years in the Chicago Public Schools or Charter schools within District 299 (this includes anyone who is licensed and has worked in the Chicago Public Schools or Charter Schools for at least 10 years on a regular certificate, including as a substitute); and
- Be nominated by a petition signed by at least 200 contributors who are not Principal/Administrators, as provided in 40 ILCS 5/17- 139(1).
Principal/Administrator Trustee
- Be a Principal/Administrator as defined in 40 ILCS 5/17-106.1; and
- Be nominated by a petition signed by at least 25 contributors who are Principals/Administrators, as provided in 40 ILCS 5/17-139.
- Eligibility Criteria for Voters
Teachers who are not administrators shall be eligible to vote for Teacher Trustees in accordance with Sections 17-138 and 139. Every Member must have obtained that voter eligibility status on or before October 1, 2024.
Principal/Administrators shall be eligible to vote for the Principal/Administrator Trustee in accordance with Sections 17-138 and 139. Every Member must have obtained that voter eligibility status on or before October 1, 2024.
- Candidate Nomination Packets
Nomination packets are available beginning April 1, 2024. Contact Election Coordinator, Gail Davis, at elections@ctpf.org to request a packet. Signatures may be collected with paper petitions, using the online digital collection system developed by the Election Agent, or a combination of both methods. The nominating petitions cannot be altered or changed in any way. Do not add photos or additional information to nominating petitions.
Submitting Completed Nomination Packets:
A Teacher Trustee candidate’s signed nomination petition(s), resume, and photo, must be received by the Election Coordinator or his/her designee, on behalf of the Recording Secretary, by U.S. Mail, email, or facsimile on or after September 16, 2024, but no later than October 1, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. (CT).
A Principal/Administrator Trustee candidate’s signed nomination petition(s), resume, and photo, must be received by the Election Coordinator or his/her designee, on behalf of the Recording Secretary, by U.S. Mail, email, or facsimile no later than October 1, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. (CT).
The Fund reserves the right to request a candidate’s original nomination petitions. Nominating petitions, resumes, and photos received after the deadline will not be accepted.
- 2024 Printing and Mailing Information
In accordance with the CTPF Election Policy, the Fund provides a list of pre-approved print/mail vendors which candidates or their sponsoring organizations may use to distribute campaign materials.
Click here for a list of approved vendors and mailing information.
- Pension Representative Information
Pension Representatives (Pension Reps) provide a valuable link between schools and CTPF and we appreciate your assistance throughout the year. CTPF will distribute election materials in schools and will provide digital tool kits to Pension Representatives.
2024 Credentials Form – All Pension Reps must have a 2024 Credentials Form on file to receive a stipend for the 2024-2025 year.
2024 Digital Election Poster – CTPF sends posters to schools and provides digital versions. If you have a way to distribute the PDF to your colleagues, please download and share.
Pension Rep Emails
Pension Rep Email #1 - click here to download the email sent to Pension Representatives on April 12, 2024.
- Schedule of Election Events
April 1, 2024 Nomination packets available. September 13, 2024 Last day to request nomination packets. Packets must be requested by 5:00 p.m. (CT). September 16, 2024 First day for Teacher Trustee candidates to submit completed nomination petitions. October 1, 2024 Last day to submit a nomination packet. Packets due to CTPF at 5:00 p.m. (CT). Week of October 14, 2024 Election materials mailed and online voting available November 1, 2024 Voting closes for all elections at 5:00 p.m. (CT). November 21, 2024 Trustees sworn in during CTPF Board of Trustees meeting. - 2024 Election Policy
The CTPF Board of Trustees has approved changes to the Election Policy in January 2024. The policy allows for the distribution of unique voter ID numbers through mail or email.
- Campaign Activities
No intentional campaign activity by anyone, including but not limited to Trustees, employees, trustee candidates, or sponsoring organizations, is permitted on Fund property, including any space rented, leased, or otherwise used for a Fund event. The Fund may provide a designated area that is part of the property being rented, leased, or otherwise used by the Fund where campaign activity may be conducted by any person or organization. A list of events with designated space for campaign activities (if any) will be posted at ctpf.org/calendar.