Today's 26th Ward aldermanic runoff election may wind up in thesame place as its March 18 predecessor - in court.
Lawyers for candidate Luis V. Gutierrez last night called onCook County State's Attorney Richard M. Daley to seek the impoundmentof all absentee ballots while a check is made of whether they werelawfully obtained.
"We have no problem with their being counted, we just want themkept separate until the absentee balloting procedure isinvestigated," said Tom Johnson, attorney for Gutierrez.
Johnson also asked Daley to conduct a grand jury investigationinto what he called the "illegal solicitation, distribution andsubmittal of absentee ballots" by …
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