An Illinois appeals court has struck down the bid of former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to become mayor of Chicago. In a two-to-one ruling, the court rejected Emanuel’s eligibility to run in next month’s city election on the grounds he has not resided in Chicago long enough to appear on the ballot. Emanuel vowed an appeal to the state’s Supreme Court.

Rahm Emanuel: “I still own a home here, look forward to moving into it one day, vote from here, pay property taxes here. I do believe that the people of the city of Chicago deserve the right to make a decision on who they want to be their next mayor.”

The Chicago Elections Board has already placed an order for two million ballots excluding Emanuel’s name, with printing beginning today.