At-large councilman Gary Sandberg, who was removed from the first district ballot last week by the Peoria Election Commission, has petitioned the Tenth Judicial Circuit Court for a review of that ruling.
Sandberg argues in his petition that a requirement that “aldermen” reside in their “ward” for one year prior to the next election does not apply to councilmen in the Council/Manager form of government.
You can read the petition here (PDF format):
Petition for Judicial Review
Who knew that using “bracketed interpolations” would result in that type of decision?
It actually sounds like a pretty good argument. I’ll bet CJ had it right all along!
Mr Sandberg’s public silence is… interesting.