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April election ballot still unsettled
A Circuit Court judge has scheduled a hearing for next Tuesday on objections to the petitions filed by two aldermanic candidates in Evanston.
Eric Young.
A Circuit Court judge has scheduled a hearing for next Tuesday on objections to the petitions filed by two aldermanic candidates in Evanston.
Evanston’s Electoral Board on Dec. 10 rejected challenges to the petitions of Eric Young, who’s seeking to become 3rd Ward alderman, and Rebeca Mendoza, who is seeking the 5th Ward aldermanic seat.
But objectors say the board erred in its ruling in the dispute over whether the candidates had met state law requirements that a candidate’s petitions be securely fastened.
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Eric Young.
Two candidates defeated challenges to their nominating papers before Evanston’s Electoral Board today, while two others ended up being removed from the ballot.
The candidates who won were Eric Young, running for 3rd Ward alderman, and Rebeca Mendoza, running for 5th Ward alderman.
Both faced challenges centered around whether they had complied with requirements in state election law that their papers be bound together in some fashion when submitted.
The board majority appeared to be convinced that the lack of a stapler or any other fastening device at the city clerk’s office where the papers were turned in and statements from the deputy city clerk that they could turn their un-bound papers in as is, created enough of an issue to justify not applying the binding requirement strictly.
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Objector withdraws challenge to Revelle candidacy
Evanston s Electoral Board concludes three days of hearings on challenges to five of the 28 candidates seeking to run for city offices next year.
Andrew Finko.
An attorney for Yvi Kraus Russell, who’d challenged the candidacy papers of Alderman Eleanor Revelle, 7th Ward, withdrew the objection at a hearing of Evanston’s Electoral Board this morning.
The board accepted the withdrawal, wrapping up three days of hearings on a half-dozen disputes involving five candidates seeking to be on next spring’s municipal election ballot.
Russell’s attorney, Andrew Finko, said that based on previous rulings of the board, he doubted his client could prevail.
UpdatedSat, Dec 12, 2020 at 5:46 pm CT
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The Evanston Municipal Officers Electoral Board decided to allow three of the five candidates facing objections to their candidacies on the ballot in next year s municipal elections. (Image via Video/City of Evanston)
EVANSTON, IL During more than seven and a half hours of hearings over three days this week, the Evanston Electoral Board removed two candidates from the ballot ahead of next year s municipal elections but rejected challenges to three others.
Municipal electoral boards in Illinois are, by law, composed of the mayor, city clerk and senior councilmember. They are tasked with hearing objections to candidates nominating petitions for local elections.