Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard’s lawsuit claiming a caucus improperly named state Sen. Napoleon Harris the Democratic nominee for supervisor was thrown out by a Cook County judge.
The decision, filed Tuesday and entered Thursday morning, affirms the caucus results, meaning the only option to elect Henyard as supervisor will be for voters to write in her name on Thornton Township’s April 1 ballot.
Henyard sued the Democrats of Thornton Township party committee as well as Harris, in his role as party committeeman, last month, claiming she was unable to compete for the nomination for supervisor because she did not comply with rules set by the party ahead of time. She also said the caucus was held improperly, denying entrance to hundreds of people who sought to vote and could have helped elect Henyard.
The motion to dismiss said the lawsuit was improperly filed in chancery court and Judge Caroline Moreland did not have authority to rule on the matter. Henyard can still appeal the court’s decision.
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