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Appeals court rejects Roland Burris' bid to run in special Senate election
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| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Edited | COSDem Sep 28, 2010 11:07am |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| News Date | Tuesday, September 28, 2010 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A federal appeals court in Chicago today rejected U.S. Sen. Roland Burris’ quest to run in a special election to finish out the remainder of the term for the seat once held by President Barack Obama.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to grant an emergency stay that would have helped Burris’ chances to get on the special election ballot.
Burris was the controversial appointee of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich three weeks after Blagojevich’s arrest for allegedly trying to sell Obama’s Senate vacancy. After a protracted court battle, a federal district court judge ruled in August that Burris’ appointment was temporary until the general election and that a special election also would be held on election day to fill the short-term vacancy. That means Illinois voters will get to vote twice for Senate on Nov. 2. |
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