Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Fwd: News Alert: Ruling Restores Emanuel's Name to Ballot, for Now



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Subject: News Alert: Ruling Restores Emanuel's Name to Ballot, for Now
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:53:39 -0500
From: NYTimes.com News Alert <nytdirect@nytimes.com>
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Breaking News Alert The New York Times Tue, January 25, 2011 -- 1:52 PM ET -----  Illinois Supreme Court Halts Printing of Chicago Mayoral Ballots Without Emanuel's Name  The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Rahm Emanuel's name back on the ballot, a day after an appellate court ruled him ineligible to run for mayor of Chicago, and told election officials not to print any ballots that exclude Mr. Emanuel's name.  The Court did not rule on other matters, including whether it will actually hear an appeal in the case, which challenged Mr. Emanuel's legal residency in Chicago.  Some analysts, though, said the stay of the lower court ruling suggested that the Supreme Court's seven justices were at least considering it. On Monday, a panel of the Illinois Appellate Court ruled that Mr. Emanuel's time as White House chief of staff - a post he left last October -- meant he did not meet a state stipulation to having lived in the city for a year before Election Day, and that he would not appear on the Feb. 22 ballot.  Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/us/politics/26rahm.html?emc=na   About This E-Mail You received this message because you are signed up to receive breaking news alerts from NYTimes.com.  To unsubscribe, change your e-mail address or to sign up for daily headlines or other newsletters, go to: http://www.nytimes.com/email  NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Ave. New York, NY 10018  Copyright 2011 The New York Times Company    

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