Andrea Raila
Andrea Raila (Democratic Party) ran for election for Cook County Assessor in Illinois. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2018.
In February 2018, Raila was disqualified from the election after a trial judge ruled that her campaign improperly collected signatures on her nominating petitions. On March 14, 2018, the First District Court of Appeals declared that Raila should be reinstated and votes cast for her be counted because they found the county hearing officer had not allowed an important witness to testify.[1][2]
Biography
Andrea Raila lives in Edgewater, Illinois. Raila's career experience includes working as a Senior Tax Analyst with Andrea A. Raila & Associates, Inc. She founded St. Gertrude’s Parish Adoption and Foster Families program. [3]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Cook County Assessor
Frederick Kaegi defeated Joseph Paglia in the general election for Cook County Assessor on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Frederick Kaegi (D) | 76.2 | 1,272,651 | |
| Joseph Paglia (R) | 23.8 | 397,741 | ||
| Total votes: 1,670,392 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Assessor
Frederick Kaegi defeated incumbent Joseph Berrios and Andrea Raila in the Democratic primary for Cook County Assessor on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Frederick Kaegi | 45.6 | 327,769 | |
| Joseph Berrios | 33.9 | 243,425 | ||
 | Andrea Raila | 20.5 | 147,224 | |
| Total votes: 718,418 | |||
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Noteworthy events
Raila reinstated as candidate
On February 5, 2018, a judge ruled that Raila should be removed from the ballot because of alleged fraud in her nominating petitions.[4] Raila challenged the decision, but on February 15, 2018, the Cook County Electoral Board ruled that she should not appear on the ballot.[5] Because Raila appealed that ruling on February 21, 2018, the same day the Cook County Clerk finalized election day ballots, elections official chose to keep her name on the ballot in case the ruling was overturned. A Cook County judge upheld the decision to disqualify Raila on February 27, 2018, but her name still appeared on the ballot. Voters were given notices at their polling places that a vote for Railia would not count.[1][6]
On March 14, 2018, the First District Court of Appeals reversed the decision because they found the county hearing officer had not allowed a petition circulator to testify. The appellate court ruled that votes for Raila would be counted and that polling place notices regarding her being disqualified should be taken down.[2]
See also
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Cook County Assessor's Office
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chicago Tribune, "Morning Spin: Candidate kicked off ballot, but name will still appear as early voting begins," February 21, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chicago Tribune, "Latest assessor race twist: 3rd candidate back on ballot," March 14, 2018
- ↑ Andrea Raila for Cook County Assessor, "About," accessed February 11, 2018
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "Election officer rules Democrat assessor candidate Raila off primary ballot," February 5, 2018
- ↑ Chicago Sun Times, "Berrios challenger loses another round in ballot battle," February 15, 2018
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "Is assessor candidate Andrea Raila off the ballot? Yes and no," February 27, 2018
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