Tiffany Henyard's voter suppression claims are supported by a fellow Democratic mayor: "Speaking the truth"

Tiffany Henyard, the controversial "super mayor," has at least one partisan ally in her dispute with her local Democratic Party over allegations of voter suppression in a recent caucus.

In the Dec. 3 caucus, the mayor of Dolton, Illinois, failed to secure the Democratic nomination for Thornton Township supervisor, despite currently holding the position. This was due to the fact that Henyard's name was not on the ballot because she did not have a certified assessor on her ticket, a requirement for all nominees.

In the past two weeks, Illinois state Sen. Napolean Harris has been facing threats and legal action from Henyard, the Democratic Party committeeman who lost the nomination to Harris in a caucus instead of a primary election.

After the caucus, Harris' supporters were locked out of the venue, and their "right to vote was hijacked," as Henyard insisted.

Numerous eligible voters, including seniors, local mayors, local aldermen, local state senators, and state representatives were excluded from the venue and were forced to stand in freezing temperatures, unable to participate in the voting process in a timely and fair manner, according to her allegations.

On Thursday, a lawsuit was filed against Harris and the Democratic Party for the Township of Thornton, with Dixmoor mayor Fitzgerald Roberts as a co-petitioner. However, the lawsuit had to be refiled after Roberts requested not to be listed as a plaintiff.

Roberts stated to WGN that he is prepared to give testimony on Henyard's behalf, but he felt uneasy about being a co-plaintiff. Additionally, Roberts criticized Harris, the defendant in the lawsuit, for the way the caucus was managed.

""Roberts stated that we were taken back to a time when people couldn't vote," [Henyard] said."

Max Solomon, Henyard's lawyer, asserted that Roberts was informed about the original filing but was later influenced by someone else.

Solomon informed Planet Chronicle Digital that he knew he would be a named plaintiff because he was spoken to twice.

Before filing, we had telephone conferences. After filing, we had telephone conferences. He was supposed to appear at a press conference at 1 p.m. on that Friday. He didn't show up, and we believe that's when someone got to him. I personally spoke with him.

Planet Chronicle Digital reached out to Henyard and Roberts for comment.

The lawsuit claims that Harris hosted a private event at the caucus site prior to the vote and obstructed Henyard's supporters from gaining entry. Henyard is seeking to have the caucus declared null and void, with the hope that it will lead to a new election.

Despite not being the Democratic nominee, Henyard may still be on the ballot in April for Thornton Township supervisor as a write-in or independent candidate. Additionally, she is running for re-election as Dolton mayor next year.