Ohio Admin. Code 3307-2-01 - Nomination and election of members of the retirement board

(A) The retirement system shall forward notices for the nomination of candidates for "contributing member" and/or "retired teacher member" of the retirement board to all school superintendents, university presidents and other employers for publication, and furnish notice to retired teacher members through appropriate means. Such notice shall be issued no later than the first of December preceding the election.

(B) Nomination of candidates shall be made as set forth in section 3307.07 of the Revised Code and shall be on petition forms prepared and distributed by the retirement system. Petition forms shall clearly state the term of office. Petitions filed on forms other than those indicated herein will not be accepted.

(C) Nominating petitions containing original signatures written in ink must be received by the retirement system on or before four-thirty p.m. on the last Friday in February.

(D) At the board's directive the executive director may contract with an independent firm to administer the elections.

(E) Except where the only nominated candidate takes office pursuant to section 3307.071 of the Revised Code, the retirement system shall list the names of all properly qualified candidates on a ballot, arranging for the orderly rotation of names on the ballot. On or before the fifth of April, ballots and return envelopes shall be sent to all eligible members and retirants of the retirement system at the eligible member's or retirant's last known complete address.

(F) Voting shall be permitted by paper, telephone and/or internet ballots.

(G) All ballots must be received in the retirement system or independent firm office not later than four-thirty p.m., on the first Monday in May.

(H) The retirement system or its designee shall deliver the ballot results to a board of tellers, appointed by the retirement system. The tellers shall meet in person, remotely or a combination of the two on the first Saturday after the first Monday in May to certify the results of the election. Election results shall be announced once certified by the entity administering the election.

(I) Pursuant to section 3307.071 of the Revised Code, when only one candidate has been nominated for the position, the secretary of state shall certify the candidate for office as if elected.

(J) If after the first Monday in May no qualified candidate has been nominated for a position on the retirement board, the retirement board shall elect a new member in accordance with section 3307.06 of the Revised Code and rule 3307-2-02 of the Administrative Code at the last regularly scheduled board meeting before the new member's term begins.

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Ohio Admin. Code 3307-2-01

Effective: 1/31/2025
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 5/5/2027
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3307.04, 3307.075
Rule Amplifies: 3307.06, 3307.07, 3307.071, 3307.075
Prior Effective Dates: 12/23/1976, 11/28/1977, 12/26/1981, 07/01/2001 (Emer.), 09/17/2001, 07/18/2003, 12/02/2004, 06/02/2013, 06/04/2017, 08/06/2020, 05/05/2022