Iowa Admin. Code r. 661-400.3 - Governance
(1)
Terms of office. Terms of office of members of the board of
trustees are as follows:
a. The commissioner
of public safety shall serve a term that is concurrent with appointment as
commissioner of public safety.
b.
The treasurer of state shall serve a term that is concurrent with the term of
treasurer of state.
c. The actively
engaged member of the system shall serve a two-year term commencing on July 1
of an odd-numbered year and terminating on June 30 of the next odd-numbered
year.
d. The retired member of the
system shall serve a two-year term commencing on July 1 of an even-numbered
year and terminating on June 30 of the next even-numbered year.
e. The member appointed by the governor shall
serve a two-year term commencing on May 1 of the year of appointment and
terminating on April 30 in the year of expiration.
(2)
Election of board
members.
a. The actively engaged
member shall be elected by secret ballot of the actively engaged members of the
system . The retired member shall be elected by secret ballot of the retired
members of the system . The actively engaged member shall be elected in
odd-numbered years, and the retired member shall be elected in even-numbered
years.
b. At least 90 days prior to
the start of the term of office for the actively engaged member or the retired
member , the secretary shall distribute by regular mail a write-in nomination
ballot to each member of the system who is eligible to vote. The deadline for
return of the ballots shall be established by the secretary at no less than 30
days nor more than 35 days after the date of distribution of the ballots and
shall be printed on each ballot. In order to record a nomination, a member
shall return the nomination ballot with a postmark or by personal delivery
prior to the deadline specified on the ballot, filled in with the name of the
member whom the member casting the ballot wishes to nominate.
c. The secretary shall contact each of the
nominees who receive the three highest numbers of nominations to determine if
each nominee is willing to serve if elected. For each nominee contacted who is
unwilling to serve, the secretary shall contact the next nominee in descending
order of nominations until three nominees willing to serve are
identified.
d. The names of those
three eligible members willing to serve if elected who receive the highest
number of write-in nominations shall be placed on an election ballot.
e. The secretary shall distribute by regular
mail election ballots to the members of the system who are eligible to vote.
The deadline for return of the ballots shall be established by the secretary at
no less than 30 days nor more than 35 days after the date of distribution of
the ballots and shall be printed on each ballot. Any eligible member who
receives a ballot and wishes to vote shall return the ballot to the secretary
with a postmark or by personal delivery prior to the deadline printed on the
ballot with a choice of one of the three candidates listed indicated. The
candidate who receives the highest number of votes shall serve as the actively
engaged member or the retired member of the system on the board of
trustees.
f. In the event that two
of the three candidates tie with the highest number of votes, a new election
ballot with the names of the two candidates who tied shall be distributed by
regular mail by the secretary to all members who are eligible to vote. The
deadline for return of the ballots shall be established by the secretary at no
less than 30 days nor more than 35 days after the date of distribution of the
ballots and shall be printed on each ballot. Any eligible member who wishes to
vote shall return the ballot to the secretary prior to the deadline with the
member's preference indicated. The candidate who receives the highest number of
votes shall serve as the actively engaged member or the retired member on the
board of trustees.
g. In the event
that all three candidates receive the same number of votes in the initial
election balloting or that the two remaining candidates receive the same number
of votes in an election held to break a tie between two candidates, the
selection of the board member shall be determined by drawing of lots under the
supervision of the commissioner of public safety, acting as chairperson of the
board of trustees.
(3)
Vacancies. A vacancy in a position held by an elected member
shall be filled in the same manner as the original election, and the newly
elected member shall serve for the balance of the original term for the
position filled.
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