In an Order entered yesterday, Circuit Court Judge Maureen Ward Kirby, the Acting Presiding Judge of the County Division, affirmed the Cook County Officers Electoral Board's decision removing Ashonta Rice from the March primary ballot.
The judge's Order is linked in this sentence. The Electoral Board's decision is available at the link in this sentence.
This story may be updated with additional information, when and if it becomes available.
No. The title should read that the Circuit Court kept "Ashonta Rice-Akiwowo" Off the ballot. She never properly changed her name and didn't file as Ashonta C. Rice f/k/a Ashonta Rice-Akiwowo. Quit peddling her narrative, Jack.
ReplyDeleteHer name has not changed. She was born Ashonta C Rice, and that's the name she used always, especially to build her legal care and Judicial evaluations.
DeleteDem Party slated her a bunch of times as "Ashonta C Rice". Tom Jaconetty certainly knows law, and he's atty for Cook Dems.
The Appellate Court just ruled in favor of Ashonta while you are spewing all this negativity.
DeleteLet me jump in here for a moment:
ReplyDeleteThe Appellate Court has indeed this day entered a stay order directing that the candidate's name remain on the ballot, pending further order of court.
That's not a merits disposition; it was an order entered in response to the candidate's emergency motion for a stay.
There is a very expedited briefing schedule in place (everything, on both sides, must be in by Wednesday, as I understand it). Today's order prevents any actual diminution of the candidate's potential rights while the court addresses the merits of her claims.
Today's order is certainly not bad news for the candidate... but neither is it a 'ruling in her favor.'
When there is a result to report, I will try and have it here as soon as possible.