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Shorty’s Lesson about Write-In Candidates
I called the Chicago Board of Elections to find out what a write-in candidate was. I was told that a write-in candidate did not meet the qualifications of being on the ballot. Their eligibility was challenged and the court ruled against them. However, their names can still be written in on election day. It is unknown if any write-in candidates have actually won elections.
Can someone answer the following questions for me?
- Are write-in candidates taken seriously?
- Why would people vote for write-in candidates if they didn’t qualify to be on the ballot?
- Can you write your own name even if you are not running for office?
Another lesson for today. Apparently, there is a court process when the petitions of potential candidates are challenged. Guess who pays for these court dates? Not the candidates. So, that is more money that is being taken away from relevant city services for unknown procedures and processes. I can’t help but wonder: how much was actually spent on these proceedings this year? After comparing the Aldermanic hopeful list in December to the current list, quite a few people have been removed. And many were challenged.
What are your thoughts about write-in candidates?
FYI: Squatters Have Rights, Too!
Guess what? If a squatter occupies your property unauthorized and unannounced, you CANNOT put them out. According to dictionary.com, a squatter is “a person who settles on land or occupies property without title, right, or payment of rent.” As a property owner, you have to treat these people the same way you would paying tenants. It’s not right, but it’s the law.
Listing of February 2011 Chicago Candidates
I made several attempts to download the candidate listing from Chicago Board of Elections site, but the link didn’t load. So, I contacted them directly for the list. I even notified them that the link did not work. Here is the response I received.
“Dear Voter,
Attached please find the list that is currently on the Board’s web site.”
Although I appreciate the list that was provided, this response annoyed me. If I were able to get the information directly from the site, I would not had been contacting them. And, this person should have checked the link before responding. Even though the person gave me what I needed, they still didn’t correct the problem. Gotta love the efficiency of city workers!
So, here is the list of mayoral, aldermanic, city treasurer and city clerk hopefuls for February 2011.