Election Central

This fall, CTPF will hold elections for: 

  • Two Teacher Trustees to serve three-year terms from November 2025 – November 2028
  • One Principal/Administrator Trustee to serve a three-year term from November 2025 – November 2028
  • Three Pensioner Trustees to serve two-year terms from November 2025 – November 2027 

Candidate nomination packets are now available. 

Candidate Nomination Packets 

Nomination packets are available starting April 1, 2025. Contact the Election Coordinator 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 15, 2025, but no later than October 1, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. (CT)

A Principal/Administrator Trustee or Pensioner 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, 2025, 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.

Voting

All eligible voters will receive a unique voter identification number by mail and, if available, by email. Online voting opens the day materials are mailed, the week of October 13, 2025. Voting closes on November 7, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. (CT).    

Candidate Eligibility 

Teacher Trustee   

  1. Be a CTPF Member, other than a Principal/Administrator, as defined by the Illinois Pension Code (40 ILCS5/17-106);
  2. 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 
  3. 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  

  1. Be a Principal/Administrator as defined in 40 ILCS 5/17-106.1; and
  2. Be nominated by a petition signed by at least 25 contributors who are Principals/Administrators, as provided in 40 ILCS 5/17-139. 

Pensioner Trustee 

  1. Be a service, reciprocal, or disability pensioner receiving monthly payments from the Fund;
  2. Be nominated by a petition signed by not less than 100 pensioners, as provided in  
    40 ILCS 5/17-139(2). 
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, 2025. 

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, 2025. 

Pensioners receiving a service, reciprocal, or disability pension from CTPF as of October 1, 2025, shall be eligible to vote for Pensioner Trustee. 

2025 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. 

2025 Credentials Form - All Pension Reps must have a 2025 Credentials Form on file to receive a stipend for the 2025-2026 year. 

2025 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 11, 2025.

Pension Rep Email #2 - click here to download the email sent to Pension Representatives on May 9, 2025.

Schedule of Election Events
April 1, 2025Nomination packets available.
September 15, 2025Last day to request nomination packets. Packets must be requested by 5:00 p.m. (CT). 
September 15, 2025First day for Teacher Trustee candidates to submit completed nomination petitions. 
October 1, 2025Last day to submit a nomination packet. Packets due to CTPF at 5:00 p.m. (CT).   
Week of October 13, 2025Election materials mailed and online voting available 
November 7, 2025Voting closes for all elections at 5:00 p.m. (CT).  
November 20, 2025Trustees sworn in during CTPF Board of Trustees meeting. 
2025 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.  

Click here to download the current Election Policy.

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 on the CTPF Calendar.