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Chicago residents quiz Emanuel over eligibility
CHICAGO – Rahm Emanuel, who left a powerful job with President Barack Obama at the White House to move back to Chicago and run for mayor, endured hours of questioning on Tuesday from everyone from attorneys to a woman named Queen Sister — all intent on keeping his name off the ballot.
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Emanuel, who knows that if his name is allowed on the ballot he will have to battle opponents' argument that he is not really a Chicagoan like them, tried throughout the hearing to draw a distinction between his life in the two cities. He repeatedly used phrases like "back home to Chicago," and when he talked about his residence in Washington, it was always a "rental property."
But opponents of Emanuel's candidacy who claim he forfeited his residency when he moved and rented out his house on the city's North Side, argue that none of that matters. They say that the law is clear: To run for mayor, a person has to be a resident of the city for a year prior to election day and Emanuel, who moved back to Chicago in October simply does not qualify.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101214/ap_on_re_us/us_chicago_mayor_emanuel
lol....
though he might qualify as he kept his house and apparently voted there...its just funny considering the boss he left
CHICAGO – Rahm Emanuel, who left a powerful job with President Barack Obama at the White House to move back to Chicago and run for mayor, endured hours of questioning on Tuesday from everyone from attorneys to a woman named Queen Sister — all intent on keeping his name off the ballot.
...
Emanuel, who knows that if his name is allowed on the ballot he will have to battle opponents' argument that he is not really a Chicagoan like them, tried throughout the hearing to draw a distinction between his life in the two cities. He repeatedly used phrases like "back home to Chicago," and when he talked about his residence in Washington, it was always a "rental property."
But opponents of Emanuel's candidacy who claim he forfeited his residency when he moved and rented out his house on the city's North Side, argue that none of that matters. They say that the law is clear: To run for mayor, a person has to be a resident of the city for a year prior to election day and Emanuel, who moved back to Chicago in October simply does not qualify.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101214/ap_on_re_us/us_chicago_mayor_emanuel
lol....
though he might qualify as he kept his house and apparently voted there...its just funny considering the boss he left