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Voters down to two choices in the 28th Ward
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An Illinois appellate court ruled Friday that West Siders can’t vote for candidate Carmelita Earls, leaving Ald. Jason Ervin and William Siegmund on Tuesday’s ballot.
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An Illinois appellate court ruled Friday that West Siders can’t vote for candidate Carmelita Earls, leaving Ald. Jason Ervin and William Siegmund on Tuesday’s ballot.
The three candidates along with two others who’ve been knocked off the Feb. 22nd ballot answered questions Wednesday night.
Carmelita P. Earls hopes voters will back her Feb. 22nd over William Siegmund and Jason Ervin, who has been appointed the alderman until mid-May.
West Side residents will have three candidates to consider on the Feb. 22nd ballot.
Residents of the West Side ward will have four candidates to choose from in the Feb. 22nd election.
View the applications of the six candidates seeking to complete the term of retired Ald. Ed Smith.
It will be January before West Side residents know who they can vote for in the 28th, 29th and 37th Ward races. A record number of candidate objections has delayed the work of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners.
The Chicago Board of Election Commissions will continue this week to make decisions about which 28th and 29th Ward candidates are eligible for the election.
Hearings for both races start Wednesday at the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Check out the schedule.
Candidates have until Dec. 6 to let Mayor Daley know they’re interested in replacing Ed Smith for the final few months of his term, which ends in mid-May.