Rahm Emanuel, who left Chicago to join the Obama administration targeted the chief of staff, should not appear on the ballot February 22 mayor of the city because it does not meet the residency policy, according to a ruling issued by a state appeals court Monday.
Emanuel said at a news conference that he would appeal the decision of the Illinois Supreme Court and request a court order to have his name appear on the ballot for mayor.
"I have no doubt at the end we will prevail in this effort," said Emanuel. "Now we go to the next level for greater clarity."
Emanuel, a former congressman, has been the prime candidate running in the race to succeed retiring Mayor Richard Daley. The latest Chicago Tribune poll showed Emanuel in 44%, more than double its nearest rival, former U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun.
In a 2-1 decision Monday, the appeals panel, said Emanuel does not meet the residency requirement of having lived in Chicago for a year before the election. The judges overturned a decision of the Board of Election Commissioners, which was unanimously agreed that Emanuel was eligible to run for mayor.
"We conclude that the candidate does not meet the requirement of [Illinois] Municipal Code that have been" lived in "Chicago for the year preceding the election in which you want to participate, or fall within any exception the obligation, "wrote the justices in the majority.
Emanuel said that qualify despite moving to Washington, DC. White served as President Obama chief of staff until October.
"Fundamentally, when a president asks you to serve the country as his chief of staff, you do it," said Emanuel.
Municipal code exempts residence of the members of the armed forces serving away from home. State election code also includes a waiver of service of a government that protects the status of residence of any person who temporarily leaves "in the United States companies."
Early voting begins Jan. 31. A spokesman for the electoral board said that the ballots are scheduled to be printed in midweek.
Later, Langdon D. Neal, the chairman of the board of elections, issued a statement: "We will press for a candidate unless the mayor."
Elections board spokesman Jim Allen said the ballots are printed Monday night.
"Basically we've beaten the" go "button," said Allen. . "We had to do this in 18 we were expecting this decision to the press We now .. We need to"
"A candidate who withdraws from the votes of the court has until Feb. 15 to submit as a writing," Allen said.
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