A judge's ruling puts Carmen Navarro Gercone back on the Democratic primary ballot to face Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart.
Nearly three weeks after being declared ineligible to run in the Democratic primary, one of Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s main rivals was allowed back in the race Monday by a Cook County judge, who ruled the county Electoral Board erred in removing her from the ballot.
“The Board failed to decide any factual issues. The Board failed to make an independent ruling. The Board merely threw up its hands and made an unprecedented stance to assign their statutory duties to another agency,” Patton wrote in her ruling.
Navarro Gercone was kicked off the primary ballot under a law that took effect this year requiring anyone running for a sheriff’s position in Illinois to be a certified law enforcement officer. While she was never a sworn police officer, Navarro Gercone had training as a corrections officer, and was once a sergeant, a lieutenant and an assistant chief at the sheriff’s office.
Martinez had drawn criticism from Dart’s campaign for not recusing herself or her board appointee because in addition to endorsing Navarro Gercone, she is also her current boss.
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