Update: No Primary for District 12 Aldermanic Race

A political hopeful who filed nomination papers to run in the District 12 aldermanic race on Tuesday will not be on the ballot because he does not live in the district, according to Tom Neill.

Erik Rhine does not live in the district because new aldermanic district boundaries went into affect on Jan. 1. The redistricting has placed him in another district.

As a result, there will be , according to Neill.

Incumbent Alderman Rick Hastings, who was appointed in 2011, faces a challenger in Ron Kading.

Rhine said he first learned about the error on Wednesday. While the clerk’s office apologized to him, he said he is disappointed by the outcome and wished for more transparency in the process.

“Because there is no mapping available, I wouldn’t have known as a normal citizen that I was no longer in District 12,” Rhine said.

The problem was discovered, Rhine said, when the clerk’s office was checking his nomination signatures. Several of the neighbors who signed it also had switched districts, which threw up red flags into his candidacy.

“When they double checked my address, they actually found out that I live in District 7,” Rhine said.

Rhine is not sure if he will make another bid for alderman. However, he plans to use his time volunteering for local charities and political organizations.

In a news release Rhine e-mailed to media outlets, he endorsed Kading as a candidate.