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Mon Oct-04-10 11:06 AM
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| Rahm's run for mayor may be in violation of election laws |
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which state that any candidate must live there for at least one year prior to running. I just heard this on a Colorado radio station news at the top of the hour. Dont know if it's true or not.
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Mon Oct-04-10 11:07 AM
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Mon Oct-04-10 11:07 AM
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| 2. He would have never given up his home address and home voting |
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right...
DC is a transitate town. People live and work there but still retain residency status at home.
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| uncommon
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Mon Oct-04-10 11:24 AM
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| 7. Indeed - considering most members of the House and Senate don't "live" within driving |
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distance of DC they have to maintain residences elsewhere - i.e., in the places they lived before they were elected/appointed.
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| Renew Deal
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Mon Oct-04-10 11:08 AM
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| 3. Aren't people like government workers technically residents of their homes? |
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Even if they live most of the time somewhere else? Obama is still as much of a Chicagoan now as he was in 2008.
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| Proud Liberal Dem
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Mon Oct-04-10 11:16 AM
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| 4. Some people must think that Rahm didn't think about this |
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I know people have mixed feelings about him but I'm fairly certain that he wouldn't have given up his job as Chief-of-staff to President Obama and then move back to Chicago and announce his run for mayor without making sure that it was legal for him to do so, right? :shrug:
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Mon Oct-04-10 11:18 AM
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| 5. Rahm has always had the idea of running for Mayor |
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Edited on Mon Oct-04-10 11:20 AM by Tippy
You can take it to the bank he has a home and votes in Il, however I am not suprised someone is sowing seed's of doubt...Typical rethug tactic..
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Mon Oct-04-10 11:23 AM
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| 6. That's probably what it is. Some competitor of his in Ill.. is |
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dropping the word to see if it sticks. After all, they're STiLL saying Obama can't be Prez!
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Mon Oct-04-10 12:51 PM
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| 8. Rahm rented out his home to another through an agency. Yep, he |
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Edited on Mon Oct-04-10 12:52 PM by Bold Lib
kept his voter registration at that residence that he rented out. The guy renting the house also is registered to vote using that residence. This could be a big problem and will depend on the fine print of Illinois election/voting laws. If Rahm is disqualified because someone else is renting his residence then not only is Rahm not a resident he may have cast illegal votes as a disqualified resident. The devil will be in the details.
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Tue Oct-05-10 12:36 PM
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| 9. Renting....no problem with that, Rahm still owns the property.. |
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Do you think peopl who rent/sub rent out their home and go to FL for the winter change their voter registration?
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