Municipal Officers Electoral Board Rules on Objection to City Council Nomination Petition
Nag Jaiswal will remain on April 2025 Consolidated General Election ballot
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — The City of Naperville informs residents and interested parties that the Municipal Officers Electoral Board reconvened Thursday, Dec. 5, on the objection to the City Council nomination petition of Nag Jaiswal in the upcoming 2025 Consolidated General Election.
The local electoral board, comprised of Mayor Scott Wehrli, Naperville City Clerk Dawn Portner and Naperville City Council member Patrick Kelly, opened the hearing for Case Number 24-01, McGuire et al. V. Jaiswal on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The case was continued to Dec. 5 so that a record check could be conducted at the parties’ request concerning the objector’s challenges to the candidate’s petition signatures.
Both parties appeared before the Board on Dec. 5, and a hearing was completed. The Board found in favor of Candidate Jaiswal, voting 3-0 to overrule the objection. The Board's decision is final and appealable.
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