Ed Mullen
Coverage of Ed Mullen in the Nexus archive.
- Sigcho-Lopez’s Lawyer Urges Elections Board To Allow Ballot Access After Signature Challenge
Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez's lawyer requested the Illinois Board of Elections to grant ballot access after signature challenges left him and independent candidate Mayra Macias short of the required 10,816 signatures. Sigcho-Lopez and Macias accused outgoing congressman Jesús 'Chuy' García and Patty Garcia of using 'machine politics' to block their ballot inclusion.
- Chicago school board candidates won’t be removed from ballot due to ‘dual-circulation’ argument
Chicago school board candidates will remain on the ballot after the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners rejected objections about 'dual-circulation' of petitions. The board ruled that petition circulators who also supported partisan candidates in Illinois' March primary did not violate election laws, despite challenges from 28 candidates facing signature validity concerns.