Election board Emanuel can run for Chicago mayor

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Election board: Emanuel can run for Chicago mayor,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
With the board's decision, Emanuel clears a major hurdle in his bid to replace retiring Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Officials have tried to expedite mayoral ballot challenges before the Feb. 22 vote,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and the board's decision is almost sure to be challenged in the courts.
Earlier this month, an election board hearing officer presided over days of testimony from people who said Emanuel did not meet the city's residency requirement because he moved to Washington. Early Thursday,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], that officer recommended Emanuel's name be allowed on the ballot,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], saying evidence suggests that he had no intention of terminating his residency in Chicago,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], left the city only to work for Obama and often told friends he intended to live in D.C. for no more than two years.