The practice of challenging the nominating petitions of candidates for office in the city of Chicago has become fairly commonplace over the years, and as the Board of Elections sets a schedule to hear those challenges, at least four members of the City Council will have to ward off those efforts.
Under current election law, candidates for the City Council are required to obtain at least 473 notarized signatures from registered voters prior to the Nov. 28 deadline.
Challenges were then filed against numerous candidates, with hearings scheduled by the Chicago Board of Elections through the beginning of January. After that process plays out, the final ballot will be set, and Chicago voters will head to the polls on Feb. 28.In all, four incumbent members of the Chicago City Council had their nominating petitions challenged, including 7In fact, all three candidates in the 7ward race will face challenges. Tony Blair’s hearing will take place Dec. 19, and Jocilyn Floyd’s will take place on Dec. 20.ward, also had her petitions challenged. Her hearing will take place on Dec. 20.
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