Reply #57: Dude--it's been cited to you, and the objector's lawyer CONCEDES that the law exists. [View All]

[msanthrope]

He just disputes that Rahm's service qualifies. He's wrong--


While the municipal code requires a candidate to be a resident for a year, the code does not define residency. It does exempt members of the military who serve away from home. State election code also includes a government service exemption that protects the residency status of anyone who temporarily leaves "on business of the United States."

Emanuel's lawyers are expected to make the claim that serving as White House chief of staff fits the bill. Odelson already has prepared a retort.

"Service to the United States is when you're in the military," Odelson said. "It's not when you're in service to the president of the United States. If that was the criteria, then the social secretary, the cook, the butler, the driver, everybody's in service to the United States."




http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/elections/ct-met-rahm-residency-challenge-20101126,0,2880173.story?track=rss