10/04/10

At Chicago Sun-Times


Experts say Rahm Emanuel not a legal resident of city

 

But he has a Hawaiian Certificate of Live Birth

 

BY ABDON M. PALLASCH

The first question isn't: Can Rahm win? It's: Can Rahm run?

Sunday, Rahm Emanuel announced in a video posted on a website that he is preparing to run for mayor of Chicago. But two of Chicago's top election lawyers say the state's municipal code is crystal clear that a candidate for mayor must reside in the town for a year before the election.

That doesn't mean they must simply own a home in the city that they rent out to someone else. They must have a place they can walk into, keep a toothbrush, hang up their jacket and occasionally sleep, the lawyers say.

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Well, Rahm, do you have any other skills?

 

 

 

 

Actually, I was thinking in terms of employment skills; something you could get paid to do if this mayor gig doesn't work out.