DOWNTOWN — A candidate in the 33rd Ward tried to serve as an election judge, which was "obviously" an issue on Tuesday, an official said.
Stanley Bartkus, who is running for a Republican committeeman spot, was serving as an election judge in the ward's Precinct 19, said Jim Allen, spokesman for the Chicago Election Board. That polling place is at Ceviche Peruvian Restaurant, 2554 W. Diversey Ave.
He was among four judges removed from their posts by mid-afternoon Tuesday, though Bartkus was the only one who had to step down because he was a candidate (the rest were drunk, smelt of alcohol or were "disruptive").
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People have to check off that neither they nor anyone in their household is running for election when they apply to be a judge, Allen said. The city "obviously" cannot have candidates also be election judges, Allen said.
"This person showed up and served anyway," Allen said. "And that's grounds for removal."
Bartkus could not immediately be reached for comment on Tuesday.
Four election judges removed so far--one disruptive, one asleep and smelt of alcohol and one was drunk.
— Kelly Bauer (@BauerJournalism) March 15, 2016
Another was a candidate.... #Chicago
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