So far, field of 14 enters town races for mayor, council
By Chris Sykes, Staff Writer
Today is the deadline for all prospective candidates interested in running for mayor or for one of the three at-large seats on the Municipal Council to turn in their nominating petitions.
As of Monday, township officials said that four of the five prospective candidates running for mayor in the May 12 election had turned in their petitions and qualified as certified candidates. The fifth prospective candidate, North Ward Councilman David Lyons, had also turned in the required number of signed petitions, but they had not been checked and certified yet.
According to Harold Weiner, the Irvington township clerk, that signature checking process should have been completed by today. So, one way or another, voters and others interested in the mayoral race should be able to find out who the candidates are by today’s 4 p.m. deadline.
“We just qualified Antonio Sabas for mayor on Monday,” Weiner said Monday. “Quaadir Selby, Mayor Smith and Gene Etchison have all been certified to run for mayor. We’re still checking Councilman Lyons’ petitions that he filed this morning and we’re in the process of checking them.”
Among the eight prospective candidates seeking the three at-large seats on the Municipal Council that currently are held by incumbents D. Bilal Beasley, Lebby Jones and Andrea McElroy, Weiner said only one of them had not turned in all their petitions yet. That person was newcomer Clifton Beckley, who is running with Calesia Thompson on Lyons’ three-person slate.
Beckley has until the clerk’s office closes today to turn in the required number of petitions.
“Kenneth Waller has enough petitions but we’re still in the process of checking them,” Weiner said. “Beckwith was short. The incumbents have all filed their forms and they’re all candidates. Linda Vann Dupree, Harry Paden, Eric Dixon and Teleus Brazier have all filed their petitions and been certified to run in the May election. We’re still waiting for Clifton Beckley who has filed 202 good ones, but he needs 80 more by the end of the day on March 18.”
As crowded as this year‘s field of candidates is for the four available municipal government seats, Weiner said it is not the first time there has been this much interest in an election. That could be attributed to the fact that this year is a mayoral election year, he said.
“In the past we have had fields this crowded before, but it’s been awhile since we had this many people running for mayor,” he said. “We have five for mayor and nine for the council. In the past we’ve had as many as five for mayor and 13 for at-large. Usually there are more people who vote in the mayoral election than the ward elections, and, generally speaking, voter turnout is usually highest for the presidential election and then for mayor.”
Today is the deadline for all prospective candidates interested in running for mayor or for one of the three at-large seats on the Municipal Council to turn in their nominating petitions.
As of Monday, township officials said that four of the five prospective candidates running for mayor in the May 12 election had turned in their petitions and qualified as certified candidates. The fifth prospective candidate, North Ward Councilman David Lyons, had also turned in the required number of signed petitions, but they had not been checked and certified yet.
According to Harold Weiner, the Irvington township clerk, that signature checking process should have been completed by today. So, one way or another, voters and others interested in the mayoral race should be able to find out who the candidates are by today’s 4 p.m. deadline.
“We just qualified Antonio Sabas for mayor on Monday,” Weiner said Monday. “Quaadir Selby, Mayor Smith and Gene Etchison have all been certified to run for mayor. We’re still checking Councilman Lyons’ petitions that he filed this morning and we’re in the process of checking them.”
Among the eight prospective candidates seeking the three at-large seats on the Municipal Council that currently are held by incumbents D. Bilal Beasley, Lebby Jones and Andrea McElroy, Weiner said only one of them had not turned in all their petitions yet. That person was newcomer Clifton Beckley, who is running with Calesia Thompson on Lyons’ three-person slate.
Beckley has until the clerk’s office closes today to turn in the required number of petitions.
“Kenneth Waller has enough petitions but we’re still in the process of checking them,” Weiner said. “Beckwith was short. The incumbents have all filed their forms and they’re all candidates. Linda Vann Dupree, Harry Paden, Eric Dixon and Teleus Brazier have all filed their petitions and been certified to run in the May election. We’re still waiting for Clifton Beckley who has filed 202 good ones, but he needs 80 more by the end of the day on March 18.”
As crowded as this year‘s field of candidates is for the four available municipal government seats, Weiner said it is not the first time there has been this much interest in an election. That could be attributed to the fact that this year is a mayoral election year, he said.
“In the past we have had fields this crowded before, but it’s been awhile since we had this many people running for mayor,” he said. “We have five for mayor and nine for the council. In the past we’ve had as many as five for mayor and 13 for at-large. Usually there are more people who vote in the mayoral election than the ward elections, and, generally speaking, voter turnout is usually highest for the presidential election and then for mayor.”
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