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Title: Court Says Rahm Emanuel Ineligible To Run For Chicago Mayor
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USA TODAY
URL Source: http://content.usatoday.com/communi ... ble-to-run-for-chicago-mayor/1
Published: Jan 24, 2011
Author: USA TODAY
Post Date: 2011-01-24 13:36:12 by Brian S
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Comments: 3
An appeals court has overturned a residency decision for Rahm Emanuel, ruling that he is ineligible to run for mayor of Chicago, the Chicago News Cooperative reports. The state court ruled that he is not a resident of Chicago. Emanuel did not live in the city while serving as President Obama's chief of staff. CNC reports that the court said in it ruling: We conclude that the candidate neither meets the the municipal code's requirement that he have 'resided' in Chicago for the year preceding the election in which he seeks to participate nor falls within any exception to the requirement. Update at 1:24 p.m. ET: The election is scheduled for Feb. 22. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the appellate panel ruled 2-1 against Emanuel. The newspaper quotes Emanuel's attorney, Kevin Forde, as saying, "It's a surprise." The Sun-Times adds that Emanuel is expected to appeal the case to the Illinois Supreme Court.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
Poor Zionist. Looks like it's back to being someone elses staffer.
Actually, I expect he'll prevail in the next level of appeal. But we'll so if that is so, won't we? ;-)
He'd better hurry.
#2. To: We The People (#1)
#3. To: Ferret Mike (#2)
The election is scheduled for Feb. 22
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