Cook County, IL. (ECWd) –
Carmen Navarro Gercone, Democrat Candidate for Sheriff of Cook County was removed from the ballot by the First Appellate District Court after objectors appealed the circuit court’s decision to overturn the Cook County Electoral Board’s decision to remove her from the ballot.
This objection stems from newly passed legislation setting new qualification requirements for candidates for county sheriffs.
The appellate court found that Gercone did not complete the “Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Officers Training Course” as required under the new legislation, never received a certificate attesting to her successful completion of the course and did not complete a substantially similar training program “of another state or the federal government.”
All of her past experience and her multitude of training courses completed, including training courses from the federal government were not sufficient to qualify as substantially similar to the required course.
The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (“ILETSB”) refused to issue her a certification of completing a substantially similar training program, and they are the entity which is responsible for implementation of course requirements. If her training was substantially similar, the ILETSB would have issued her a certificate – they did not.
As a result, the appellate court determined that Gercone was not qualified for the office, that the circuit court errored when it found she was qualified, and that the Cook County Electoral Board was correct when it found she was not qualified and order her name NOT to appear on the ballot.
We do not know at this time if this opinion will be appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court.
Read the Appellate Court’s opinion:
Gercone v. Cook County Officers Electoral Board ,2022 IL App (1st) 220724-U
3 Comments
Cindy
Posted at 13:58h, 12 JuneIf you ever expect ANYONE to read your posts you must disengage the CAPS lock! It’s impossible to read that! Plus it is extremely rude!
Sgt. Joe Friday (LAPD Ret.)
Posted at 21:09h, 10 JuneI don’t know this woman – never heard of her b4 now but without endorsing any candidate, and intending nothing to be construed from my comment – other than from the printed comment itself – I have to say: While I appreciate and respect her many years of service as a Correctional Officer and the promotions that she has earned while serving in that capacity …That’s all we need, another Sheriff with no law enforcement experience. No thanks.
Carlos mozelle
Posted at 10:31h, 09 JuneA TOTAL KISS THE RING COOK COUNTY/CITY PLEDGECWITH DART AND COOK COUNTY BOARD PRESIDENT AND SLATE BACK IN NOVEMBER 2021 KEEPING THE SAME GROUPS OF POLITICAL CRONIES GROUPED TOGETHER AND KEEPING COOK COUNTY RESIDENCES WITHOUT A CHOICE BUT PRIMED BY DARTS MEDIA FRIENDS AND FAMILES OF A 16 YEAR LACKLUSTER PERFORMANCE IN THE COOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.
CARMEN NAVARRO GERCONE IS BEYOND QUALIFIED AS A CANDIDATE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OF COURSE EVERYONE KNOWS IT AND DART..HE’S SCARED IN THIS VOTING..BECAUSE PEOPLE DEMAND BETTER AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND CHILDREN. GRANDCHILDREN DEMAND TO BE SAFER AND A TOTAL PUPPET POLITICIAN WITH HIS GROUPIES DO NOTHING BUT FURTHER THE DIVISON AND KEEP THEMONEY SPENDING GOING FOR THEIR CONSTITUENTS. GERCONE IS A PROFESSIONAL AND EXPERIENCED TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITIES AND HAVE ALL AT THE TABLE AND WORK WITH DEPARTMENTS AND ENSURE SUCCESS TO DO WHAT THE SHERIFF SHOULD DO..NOT BE A MEDIA IN THE PUPPETRY WHORE WHERE BADGES AND TITLES ARE GIVEN TO HIS FRIENDS IN MEDIA AND A SEXUAL HARRASSMENT LAWSUIT AT THE TAXPAYERS EXPENSE IN HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS..AND DART HIMSELF EITH A DOMESTIC PROBLEM OF HIS OWN NOT CAPTURED ON THE NEWS/MEDIA,FOR IT WAS WHITEWASHED AFTER CHICAGO POLICE RESPONDED TO HIS HOME AND SHERIFF’S BUDDIES INTERCEPTED THE RADIO CALL TO KEEP IT HIDDEN AND NOBODY IN THE MEDIA OR TV FOR THAT MATTER KNOWS…IF IT WAS YOU,SURELY IT WOULD BE TYPED OUT…IF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO PUT ON UNIFORMS EVERYDAY ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR EVERY ACTION IN THE DEPARTMENT,SO SHOULD THE SHERIFF !!!!!!!!
COOK COUNTY /CITY RESIDENCES HAVE BEEN LIED TO MANY,MANY TIMES ABOUT SO CALLED SMILING POLITICIAN AND TACTICS…..I KNOW VERY WELL SINCE BEING INVO AND SEEN THE TACTICS AND WITH THE MITROR SMOKE ILLUSIONS TOGETHER THEY ARE PULLING…….THERE IS NO TRUTH IN NEWS MEDIA BECAUSE THE HANDS ON DECK CARDS WITH THE POLITICAL MACHINE IS GROUPED TOGETHER THAT EVEN A REPORTER COULDNT POSSIBLE QRITE A TRUTH ARTICLE IF THEIR SUPERIOR WONT LET IT MAKE IT TO VIEWER’S EYES……….ALL HAVE BEEN FOOLED WITH TOM DARTLESS DISMAL 16YEARS……HE IS A TOTAL FAILURE!!!!!!
CARMEN NAVARRO GERCONE IS THE CHOICE AND ITS DISCRIMINATION, RACIAL AND TACTICAL HOLDS FOR A SO CALLED. DEMON..CRACY!!