Two Council Contenders Drop Out
Aldermanic candidates in the second and eighth wards have withdrawn their petitions for office, leaving those seats uncontested, the 'Evanston Review' reports.
Two candidates have withdrawn from the race for city council, according to the Evanston Review. James C. Dyer, who was running in the second ward, and eighth ward candidate Thomas Just are now off the ballot, the Review reports. That leaves only two seats contested in the April elections. As Patch has previously reported, Edward Tivador has filed to run against first ward incumbent Judy Fiske, while Mark Sloane is running against sixth ward incumbent Mark Tendam. Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl, City Clerk Rodney Greene, Alderman Peter Braithwaite (2nd) Alderman Melissa Wynne (3rd), Alderman Donald Wilson (4th), Alderman Delores Holmes (5th), Alderman Jane Grover (7th), Alderman Ann Rainey (8th) and Alderman Colleen Burrus (9th will not face …
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Lonson Williams
5:28 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2013
Dickelle, There has been nothing untoward with regard to the process. The old alderman left mid-term. By law the Mayor had to fill the vacancy until the next election. The next election is this April. To qualify for the ballot you have to file petitions with the clerk with signatures representing .05% of registered voters in the ward a certain number of days before the election. If someone wants … more ›