Illinois judge dismisses Cruz eligibility complaintCHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois voter’s lawsuit challenging Ted Cruz’s eligibility to run for president of the United States because he was born in Canada was dismissed on a technicality on Tuesday by a state judge. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Maureen Ward Kirby in Chicago ruled that she did not have jurisdiction in the lawsuit - which had sought to have Cruz removed from the state’s primary election ballot - because it had not been properly served on the state Board of Elections. She found that the plaintiff, Lawrence Joyce, had not properly filed his petition for judicial review. Joyce, a lawyer and a pharmacist from the Chicago suburb of Poplar Grove who supports Cruz rival Ben Carson, initially filed a complaint in January with the elections board. When the board rejected the complaint, he filed the lawsuit seeking judicial review in Cook County.  Kirby’s ruling came as voters in 12 other states were taking part in the Super Tuesday Republican and Democratic nominating contests, a milestone in the selection of candidates for the Nov. 8 election. Illinois’ primary is on March 15, but early voting has already begun. Republican front-runner Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned Cruz’s eligibility because of his Canadian birth. Joyce’s lawsuit argued that Cruz cannot run for president under the U.S. Constitution because the U.S. senator from Texas is not a “natural-born” citizen. Cruz gained citizenship at birth because his mother was an American citizen, but Joyce contends that was a form of naturalization. Cruz’s father is from Cuba. Cruz, himself an attorney, has maintained he is a natural-born American due to his mother’s citizenship.  Kirby ruled that Joyce should have served the complaint directly to Cruz and the election board members, not to their lawyers, citing requirements in the Illinois election code. “I recognize that election decisions are of great importance to the public,” the judge said. “But it’s a matter of strict compliance.” She said she could not look at the issues presented in the case because it was not properly before her. Joyce said he has not yet decided whether he will appeal the ruling. He said it depended on whether Trump, as expected, dominates in the Super Tuesday contests and becomes the most likely Republican nominee. “My main concern all along has been keeping Senator Cruz from being the nominee of the party. Depending on what happens today on Super Tuesday, that whole point might become a moot point,” Joyce told reporters. Joyce said he did not want Cruz to win the nomination because he believes Democrats would then seek to have the Texan disqualified because he was born abroad. An attorney who represented Cruz in court, Sharee Langenstein, called the lawsuit “a misguided attempt to distract the voters away from the most qualified candidate we have for president, and that’s Senator Ted Cruz.”  “There’s no issue here,” she said. “It’s very clear that Senator Cruz is a natural-born citizen.” Voters in New York, Alabama, Pennsylvania and Texas have also filed legal challenges to Cruz’s eligibility. Some legal experts do not expect any court to invalidate a presidential candidate on the issue.  (Reporting by Fiona Ortiz; Editing by Jonathan Oatis and Mary Wisniewski) This article was funded in part by SAP. It was independently created by the Reuters editorial staff. SAP had no editorial involvement in its creation or production.politicsNews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Illinois judge dismisses Cruz eligibility complaintCHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois voter’s lawsuit challenging Ted Cruz’s eligibility to run for president of the United States because he was born in Canada was dismissed on a technicality on Tuesday by a state judge. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Maureen Ward Kirby in Chicago ruled that she did not have jurisdiction in the lawsuit - which had sought to have Cruz removed from the state’s primary election ballot - because it had not been properly served on the state Board of Elections. She found that the plaintiff, Lawrence Joyce, had not properly filed his petition for judicial review. Joyce, a lawyer and a pharmacist from the Chicago suburb of Poplar Grove who supports Cruz rival Ben Carson, initially filed a complaint in January with the elections board. When the board rejected the complaint, he filed the lawsuit seeking judicial review in Cook County.  Kirby’s ruling came as voters in 12 other states were taking part in the Super Tuesday Republican and Democratic nominating contests, a milestone in the selection of candidates for the Nov. 8 election. Illinois’ primary is on March 15, but early voting has already begun. Republican front-runner Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned Cruz’s eligibility because of his Canadian birth. Joyce’s lawsuit argued that Cruz cannot run for president under the U.S. Constitution because the U.S. senator from Texas is not a “natural-born” citizen. Cruz gained citizenship at birth because his mother was an American citizen, but Joyce contends that was a form of naturalization. Cruz’s father is from Cuba. Cruz, himself an attorney, has maintained he is a natural-born American due to his mother’s citizenship.  Kirby ruled that Joyce should have served the complaint directly to Cruz and the election board members, not to their lawyers, citing requirements in the Illinois election code. “I recognize that election decisions are of great importance to the public,” the judge said. “But it’s a matter of strict compliance.” She said she could not look at the issues presented in the case because it was not properly before her. Joyce said he has not yet decided whether he will appeal the ruling. He said it depended on whether Trump, as expected, dominates in the Super Tuesday contests and becomes the most likely Republican nominee. “My main concern all along has been keeping Senator Cruz from being the nominee of the party. Depending on what happens today on Super Tuesday, that whole point might become a moot point,” Joyce told reporters. Joyce said he did not want Cruz to win the nomination because he believes Democrats would then seek to have the Texan disqualified because he was born abroad. An attorney who represented Cruz in court, Sharee Langenstein, called the lawsuit “a misguided attempt to distract the voters away from the most qualified candidate we have for president, and that’s Senator Ted Cruz.”  “There’s no issue here,” she said. “It’s very clear that Senator Cruz is a natural-born citizen.” Voters in New York, Alabama, Pennsylvania and Texas have also filed legal challenges to Cruz’s eligibility. Some legal experts do not expect any court to invalidate a presidential candidate on the issue.  (Reporting by Fiona Ortiz; Editing by Jonathan Oatis and Mary Wisniewski) This article was funded in part by SAP. It was independently created by the Reuters editorial staff. SAP had no editorial involvement in its creation or production.politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: illinois judge dismisses cruz eligibility complaintchicago reuters an illinois voter lawsuit challenging ted cruz eligibility run president united states born canada dismissed technicality tuesday state judge cook county circuit court judge lauren ward kirby chicago ruled jurisdiction lawsuit sought cruz removed state primary election ballot properly served state board elections she found plaintiff lawrence joyce properly filed petition judicial review joyce lawyer pharmacist chicago suburb poplar grove supports cruz rival ben carson initially filed complaint january elections board when board rejected complaint filed lawsuit seeking judicial review cook county kirby ruling came voters states taking part super tuesday republican democratic nominating contests milestone selection candidates election illinois primary march early voting already begun republican donald trump repeatedly questioned cruz eligibility canadian birth joyce lawsuit argued cruz run president constitution senator texas citizen cruz gained citizenship birth mother american citizen joyce contends form naturalization cruz father cuba cruz attorney maintained american due mother citizenship kirby ruled joyce served complaint directly cruz election board members lawyers citing requirements illinois election code i recognize election decisions great importance public judge said but matter strict she said could look issues presented case properly joyce said yet decided whether appeal ruling he said depended whether trump expected dominates super tuesday contests becomes likely republican nominee my main concern along keeping senator cruz nominee party depending happens today super tuesday whole point might become moot point joyce told reporters joyce said want cruz win nomination believes democrats would seek texas disqualified born abroad an attorney represented cruz court share langenstein called lawsuit misguided attempt distract voters away qualified candidate president senator ted there issue said it clear senator cruz voters new york alabama pennsylvania texas also filed legal challenges cruz eligibility some legal experts expect court invalidate presidential candidate issue reporting fina ortiz editing jonathan oasis mary wisniewski this article funded part sap it independently created reuters editorial staff sap editorial involvement creation