Bob Dold's "primary residency" in question

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Source: Chicago Sun-Times

What was congressional candidate Bob Dold’s “primary residence” from 2004 to 2006?He received about $4,000 in tax breaks during those years for claiming a homeowner’s exemption on his house in Chicago’s Roscoe Village neighborhood, according to the Cook County Assessor’s office.But he voted in every primary and general election in Winnetka, according to the Cook County Clerk’s office. That’s in the North Shore 10th Congressional District where Dold, the Republican nominee, boasts he is a “life-long resident.”

When this apparent discrepancy was called to Cook County Clerk David Orr’s attention Tuesday, his office called the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office to turn over the information.“When things like this are brought to our attention, we take it very seriously and we forward it to States Attorney’s office for review,” said Orr spokeswoman Courtney Greve.Illinois law declares it a Class A Misdemeanor for “Any person who, with intent to defeat or evade the law in relation to the assessment of property, delivers or discloses to any assessor or deputy assessor a false or fraudulent list, return or schedule of his or her property not exempted by law from taxation.”...

Dold says there is no violation. Election law recognizes a difference between a “principal residence,” where one can claim a tax break and a “permanent residence” where one can continue to vote even if “principally” living somewhere else, Dold’s campaign said.

Read more: http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/2755132,bob-dold-residency-issue-092810.article

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1. Voter Fraud

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2. "Primary residence" versus "principle residence"... weasel words.