5 school board candidates removed from ballot, including 2 incumbents
<p>The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners has removed five candidates in the upcoming race for Chicago's first fully elected school board, including two sitting board members.</p><p>On Tuesday the board upheld challenges to the candidacies of Angel Velez, who represents District 9A on the Southwest Side and is the board vice president, and Cydney Wallace, who represents District 8B on the South Side.</p><p>The board also removed newcomers Marlo Barnett and Krista Nichols Alston, as well as Rosita Chatonda, who ran in 2024.</p><p>The decisions so far leave only one candidate in four races, including in Velez and Wallace's districts. Ten other districts could also have uncontested races, once the board rules on outstanding challenges.</p><p>Velez and Wallace were both appointed to the school board by Mayor Brandon Johnson.
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<p>The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners has removed five candidates in the upcoming race for Chicago's first fully elected school board, including two sitting board members.</p><p>On Tuesday the board upheld challenges to the candidacies of Angel Velez, who represents District 9A on the Southwest Side and is the board vice president, and Cydney Wallace, who represents District 8B on the South Side.</p><p>The board also removed newcomers Marlo Barnett and Krista Nichols Alston, as well as Rosita Chatonda, who ran in 2024.</p><p>The decisions so far leave only one candidate in four races, including in Velez and Wallace's districts. Ten other districts could also have uncontested races, once the board rules on outstanding challenges.</p><p>Velez and Wallace were both appointed to the school board by Mayor Brandon Johnson. Challengers said they didn’t have enough signatures to get on the ballot, and questioned whether their paperwork contained duplicate names, wrong or incomplete addresses and other issues, according to objections submitted to the board.</p><p>Velez said the decision was “frustrating” and “disappointing.”</p><p>He thought he was in good shape when he submitted his petitions. Velez said he collected 1,500 signatures, the maximum number allowed.
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- <p>The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners has removed five candidates in the upcoming race for Chicago's first fully elected school board, including two sitting board members.</p><p>On Tuesday the board upheld challenges to the candidacies of Angel Velez, who represents District 9A on the Southwest Side and is the board vice president, and Cydney Wallace, who represents District 8B on the South Side.</p><p>The board also removed newcomers Marlo Barnett and Krista Nichols Alston, as well as Rosita Chatonda, who ran in 2024.</p><p>The decisions so far leave only one candidate in four races, including in Velez and Wallace's districts. Ten other districts could also have uncontested races, once the board rules on outstanding challenges.</p><p>Velez and Wallace were both appointed to the school board by Mayor Brandon Johnson.
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