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Appeals court: Emanuel cannot run for mayor
Judges say former White House chief of staff is not a Chicago resident
msnbc.com staff and news service reports
updated 2 hours 2 minutes ago
An Illinois Appeals Court has ruled that
former White House Chief of Staff Rahm
Emanuel's name can't appear on the ballot for C
hicago mayor because he didn't live in the
city in the year before the election.
The court voted 2-1 to overturn a judge's
ruling to keep Emanuel's name on the Feb. 22
ballot.
"It's a surprise," Kevin Forde, a lawyer
representing Emanuel, told the Chicago Sun-
Times.
Those challenging Emanuel's candidacy have
argued that the Democrat doesn't meet the
one-year residency requirement because he
rented out his Chicago home and moved his
family to Washington to work for President
Barack Obama for nearly two years.
Emanuel has said he always intended to return
to Chicago and was only living in Washington
at the request of the president.
There was no immediate response from
Emanuel on Monday. The appellate court's
ruling is not the final step in the process and
its decision can be appealed to the Illinois
Supreme Court.
An attorney for Emanuel, Mike Kasper, told the
Chicago Sun-Times he plans to file an appeal
by Tuesday.
Emanuel is one of several candidates vying to
replace Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, who
didn't seek a seventh term. Emanuel moved
back to Chicago in October after he quit
working for Obama to campaign full-time.
Before Monday's ruling, attorney Burt
Odelson, who represents voters objecting to
Emanuel's candidacy, had little luck trying to
keep Emanuel off the ballot. The Chicago
Board of Election Commissioners and a Cook
County judge have both ruled in favor of
Emanuel, a former congressman, saying he
didn't abandon his Chicago residency when he
went to work at the White House.
Judges say former White House chief of staff is not a Chicago resident
msnbc.com staff and news service reports
updated 2 hours 2 minutes ago
An Illinois Appeals Court has ruled that
former White House Chief of Staff Rahm
Emanuel's name can't appear on the ballot for C
hicago mayor because he didn't live in the
city in the year before the election.
The court voted 2-1 to overturn a judge's
ruling to keep Emanuel's name on the Feb. 22
ballot.
"It's a surprise," Kevin Forde, a lawyer
representing Emanuel, told the Chicago Sun-
Times.
Those challenging Emanuel's candidacy have
argued that the Democrat doesn't meet the
one-year residency requirement because he
rented out his Chicago home and moved his
family to Washington to work for President
Barack Obama for nearly two years.
Emanuel has said he always intended to return
to Chicago and was only living in Washington
at the request of the president.
There was no immediate response from
Emanuel on Monday. The appellate court's
ruling is not the final step in the process and
its decision can be appealed to the Illinois
Supreme Court.
An attorney for Emanuel, Mike Kasper, told the
Chicago Sun-Times he plans to file an appeal
by Tuesday.
Emanuel is one of several candidates vying to
replace Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, who
didn't seek a seventh term. Emanuel moved
back to Chicago in October after he quit
working for Obama to campaign full-time.
Before Monday's ruling, attorney Burt
Odelson, who represents voters objecting to
Emanuel's candidacy, had little luck trying to
keep Emanuel off the ballot. The Chicago
Board of Election Commissioners and a Cook
County judge have both ruled in favor of
Emanuel, a former congressman, saying he
didn't abandon his Chicago residency when he
went to work at the White House.
