Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard will not appear on the April ballot after her lawsuit challenging the results of a Democratic Party caucus was dismissed by a Cook County judge. The judge ruled that Henyard failed to file a timely objection to State Sen. Napoleon Harris' nomination, upholding Harris' victory in the December caucus.
Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard will not appear on the April ballot after her lawsuit over the results of a Democratic Party caucus were rejected.
The suit claimed unfair caucus rules, voter suppression and venue manipulation left Henyard unable to properly compete. The objection must have been “made in writing within five business days after the last day for filing the certificate of nomination or nominating papers,” according to Illinois state law.As a result, defense attorneys argued that Henyard did not file the objection in the proper jurisdiction, and that there is no path for her to do so a month removed from the caucus, and the judge in the case agreed.
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