Chicago Mayoral Elections 2011 (Washington, Time: refrigerator, to buy, legality)

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by Attrill

Because you don't have to actually reside in your primary residence, you just need to pay taxes and be registered to vote...

You have to have live in your residence in Chicago to be able to vote in Chicago. How could Rahm have a primary residence in Chicago if he rents it out and lives in Washington? Something smells rotten. We shall see if anyone has the balls and money to challenge his voters registration.

[Chi-town Native]

Originally Posted by Avengerfire

You have to have live in your residence in Chicago to be able to vote in Chicago. How could Rahm have a primary residence in Chicago if he rents it out and lives in Washington? Something smells rotten. We shall see if anyone has the balls and money to challenge his voters registration.

Why wouldn't US elected representatives (including Rahm here for the sake of argument) still be considered citizens of the city/state they were elected to represent?

Look at it the other way, how would citizens of Wash DC feel about all those carpetbaggers starting to run for their local races? Although given their love affair with Mayor "b**** set me up!" Barry, maybe that's a bad example.

I don't think Rahm has much of a chance, frankly - but it's a free country.

[Orangeish]

Emanuel steps down for expected Chicago run - CNN.com

Expected, but heres an article that was just posted on cnn

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by Chi-town Native

Why wouldn't US elected representatives (including Rahm here for the sake of argument) still be considered citizens of the city/state they were elected to represent?...

Being elected and being appointed are two different things.

But not getting into that, as long as you maintain a residence where you vote and claim your tax address, and are able to live there, you are playing by the rules.

When you rent out the property that you claim is your main residence and you can't live or stay on the property-doesn't that negate the claim that the property is your main residence?

[Drover]

Originally Posted by Chi-town Native

Why wouldn't US elected representatives (including Rahm here for the sake of argument) still be considered citizens of the city/state they were elected to represent?

They would. They have to be -- they cannot represent a district unless they maintain their primary residence there. And that's the difference between an elected representative and Rahm -- he hasn't maintained his primary residence here, as evidenced by the fact that he has to find an apartment to live in when he gets back because his own home is being rented out. If you can't move into your own house, it's not your primary residence. But I'm sure the lawyers will find some squeaky little loophole and a compliant judge will say "Oh, OK."

[Attrill]

Originally Posted by Avengerfire

You have to have live in your residence in Chicago to be able to vote in Chicago.

You do NOT have to live in your residence in Chicago to be able to vote in Chicago elections. Again - are you saying all Chicagoans serving in the military should not be allowed to vote in Chicago elections? All college students from Chicago who are studying outside of Chicago? Businessmen who are working abroad for awhile?

The requirements are:
1 - Live in Chicago for at least a year
2 - Maintain your voter registration in Chicago

That is all that is required.

Originally Posted by Drover

They would. They have to be -- they cannot represent a district unless they maintain their primary residence there.

There is absolutely NO requirement that a Rep live in their district, in fact, many don't. They generally live close to it's borders, but many Reps get redistricted out of their district and continue to represent that district. The requirements are:
1 - Be at least twenty-five years old
2 - Have been a citizen of the United States for the past seven years
3 - Be (at the time of the election) an inhabitant of the state they represent

That's all.

It's in the Constitution.

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by Attrill

You do NOT have to live in your residence in Chicago to be able to vote in Chicago elections. Again - are you saying all Chicagoans serving in the military should not be allowed to vote in Chicago elections? All college students from Chicago who are studying outside of Chicago? Businessmen who are working abroad for awhile?

The requirements are:
1 - Live in Chicago for at least a year
2 - Maintain your voter registration in Chicago

That is all that is required...

But he has not lived in Chicago for any period of time at his "legal residence" for well over a year. Comparing soldiers,college students, and people working abroad are not exactly even comparisons. Technically the man should not even be able to vote in Chicago with his "legal residence" address let alone run for mayor. He has not maintained a residence in the city since he left for D.C.

He is going to have to register to vote with another address by October 5th to even be able to vote in November.

Don't you see that his voter registration is not valid at his property that he rents out since he does not live there and has not had the ability to?

Also, the couple that lives in his home have been registered to vote at his "legal residence" address since late 2009. How can he be voting with an address of a SFH if he does not live there and they do?

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by Attrill

You do NOT have to live in your residence in Chicago to be able to vote in Chicago elections. Again - are you saying all Chicagoans serving in the military should not be allowed to vote in Chicago elections? All college students from Chicago who are studying outside of Chicago? Businessmen who are working abroad for awhile?...

As long as they have a residence (that they are registered at) that they can go back to and live in when they get back-of course they can vote.

Rahm does not have that.

See the difference?

[Avengerfire]

Straight from the Board of Elections mouth on their website:

"An "inactive" voter may need to show identification to prove eligibility to vote. An inactive voter may vote IF he or she meets all legal requirements, completes an affidavit and provides proof of residence at the address on the registration. Acceptable identification includes a driver's license, social security card, utility bill, employee or student identification card, credit card, civic/union/professional association membership, public assistance card or library card -- so long as one of those IDs includes that their current address matches the address on the registration. Voter registrations become "inactive" if the voter has not responded to notices that question whether the person still resides at their original address or otherwise challenge the validity of the registration. "Inactive" voters may have changed addresses, permanently or temporarily, and not updated their registrations to their new addresses. "Inactive" voters' names are currently on file, but they may be removed after two federal election cycles if they have not shown that their registrations are still valid. A voter who moved within 30 days prior to the election and still lives in the State of Illinois must complete an affidavit and provide two pieces of acceptable identification, one of which must show their current address."

Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago

[Drover]

Originally Posted by Attrill

You do NOT have to live in your residence in Chicago to be able to vote in Chicago elections. Again - are you saying all Chicagoans serving in the military should not be allowed to vote in Chicago elections? All college students from Chicago who are studying outside of Chicago? Businessmen who are working abroad for awhile?

The requirements are:
1 - Live in Chicago for at least a year
2 - Maintain your voter registration in Chicago

That is all that is required.



There is absolutely NO requirement that a Rep live in their district, in fact, many don't. They generally live close to it's borders, but many Reps get redistricted out of their district and continue to represent that district. The requirements are:
1 - Be at least twenty-five years old
2 - Have been a citizen of the United States for the past seven years
3 - Be (at the time of the election) an inhabitant of the state they represent

That's all.

It's in the Constitution.

Point taken. But there is a residency requirement to be mayor of Chicago. And I think Rahm has a challenge on his hands to establish that he's been a Chicago resident for the last year.

It would be nice to know what the actual wording of the residency requirement but the Chicago Board of Elections has done a pretty good job of keeping it out of sight.