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On April 14, three days before the aldermanic runoff elections, 49th Ward challenger Don Gordon sent out an e-mail accusing alderman Joe Moore of shady get-out-the-vote practices in the first round of balloting, on February 27. Gordon claimed Moore had illegally campaigned inside of polling stations by introducing himself to voters as they were lined up to get their ballots. And Moore had been friendly with election judges, Gordon alleged–and his campaign had further corrupted some polling places by dropping off boxes of doughnuts with Moore’s name on them.
Gordon assumes that all of the “fraudulent” votes went for Moore. “When these corrections have been made and adjusted, the Election will be reversed because Gordon will be shown to have received the majority of the votes cast and he will then be proclaimed the winner,” the lawsuit declares. It asks the court for additional time to investigate the alleged irregularities as well as “such other relief that is just and proper.”
