No, you must have been an active member or participant during the 2006-07 school year, between
June 30, 2006-July 1, 2007.
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Yes, if you were employed by a K-12 school district between June 30, 2006, and July 1, 2007, and were an
active member or participant at any time during the 2006-07 school year, between June 30, 2006-July 1, 2007,
you are eligible to vote.
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No, only active members or participants may vote. Your limited employment is allowed while you receive a
retirement benefit. Therefore, you are not earning service credit or making contributions toward the Defined
Benefit or Cash Balance Programs and are not considered an active member.
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The legislation that designed voter eligibility didn’t allow for retired CalSTRS members to vote.
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Community college instructors do not vote in this year’s election. For this election only,
there was one candidate for the community college seat. The candidate has already been certified as the
community college board member for the 2007 Board election.
However, if you were also employed by a K-12 school district between June 30, 2006, and July 1, 2007, and are
an active member or participant, you may vote for the K-12 positions.
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If you don’t receive a ballot by November 1, 2007, call 800-218-4026, Monday – Friday, 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. PT,
the special toll-free number for election ballot issues, to request one. When you call, your voting eligibility
will need to be verified, and, if you are eligible, a ballot will be mailed to you.
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No, only the ballots received in the pre-addressed, stamped return envelope furnished by CalSTRS will be
considered valid. If you misplace the return envelope provided with your ballot, you may cast your vote by
telephone or Internet by November 30, 2007, by 5 p.m. PT at 800-254-6210 or
www.vres.us/calstrs.html. Internet and phone instructions will walk
you through the process, but you’ll need your personal identification number printed on your ballot. You may
also request a replacement ballot by calling 800-218-4026, Monday-Friday, 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. PT, the special
toll-free number for election ballot issues.
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No, only ballots sent through the United States Postal Service and received in the pre-addressed, stamped
envelope provided by CalSTRS will be considered valid.
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If you’ve already mailed in your ballot, or cast your vote by telephone or the Internet, you cannot change
your vote.
If you marked your paper ballot, but you have not yet mailed it, you may request a replacement by calling
800-218-4026. Or you may vote by telephone or Internet by November 30, 2007, by 5 p.m. PT at 800-254-6210 or
www.vres.us/calstrs.html. Internet and phone instructions will
walk you through the process, but you’ll need your personal identification number printed on your ballot.
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Your vote will be invalid if you did not sign it. Therefore, if you know you didn’t sign your paper ballot,
you may re-cast your vote by telephone or Internet by November 30, 2007, by 5 p.m. PT at 800-254-6210 or
www.vres.us/calstrs.html. Internet and phone instructions will
walk you through the process, but you’ll need your personal identification number printed on your ballot.
You may also request a replacement ballot by calling 800-218-4026, Monday-Friday, 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. PT, the special
toll-free number for election ballot issues.
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You will need a PIN to vote by telephone or Internet. Please call 800-218-4026, Monday -Friday, 6:30 am -3:00 pm PT,
to request a new ballot. Your voting eligibility will be verified and a ballot with a PIN will be mailed to you.
The ballot originally mailed to you includes your personal identification number. If you don’t use that PIN, you
must call or e-mail for a new ballot, which will include a different PIN. You will need to use the PIN provided on
the newly issued ballot to vote either by mail, Internet or telephone.
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Yes, candidates and voters may be present when the ballots are opened and votes tabulated. Please contact the
Election Coordinator for the date, time and location. Call CalSTRS at 800-228-5453.
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