Court keeps homeless man off Ill. village ballot

[The Straight Story]

Court keeps homeless man off Ill. village ballot


CHICAGO (AP) — A judge in Illinois says a homeless man can't run for a Chicago suburb's village board because he doesn't have an address.

The judge on Monday upheld a decision by the Oak Park electoral board to bar Daniel Fore from the April 7 ballot.

An attorney for Fore is reviewing the decision and the possibility of an appeal.

Cook County Judge Patrick McGann says there's no question a homeless person can be a resident of a municipality. But the judge says the issue is whether Fore had met the requirements in the election code that asked candidates to specify their residence on paperwork.

On his paperwork, Fore said he was homeless and gave a post office box number where he receives mail.

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[EFerrari]

1. Oh, beautiful, for spacious skies.

:puke:

[mike_c]

2. being asked to specify a residence is NOT the same as...

...being required to have one. "No fixed abode" specifies where the candidate lives. If the law in question is not "candidates shall have a permanent residence within the city of blah blah blah" then being required to list your residence on a form is NOT the same as being required to have a permanent home.

[terisan]

3. Corner of Fifth and Vine should do just fine. nt

[annabanana]

4. yup!. . . . . . n/t