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Election Challenge Upheld
It looks like incumbent Galesburg Third Ward Alderman Russell Fleming will be unopposed on the April election ballot.

The Galesburg Election Commission Wednesday announced a ruling it made earlier in the week following a closed door hearing, indicating that Fleming's opponent, Chuck Reynolds, was not eligible to run.

Fleming originally contended that Reynolds had invalid signatures on nominating petitions, and didn't have enough signatures anyway. He also claimed that instead of filing a statement of economic interest with his candidacy, he filed a paper indicating the statement had been filed with the Knox County Clerk.

The commission chose not to rule on the petition issue, declaring it moot because that statement of economic interest did not have a properly executed signature, since the verification on the statement had been returned to Reynolds.

Reynolds could still run as a write-in candidate, but whether or not that'll happen is unclear.

And, the commission says either side could still appeal the ruling.
01 13 11 by Newsroom
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