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August 18, 2008
Election qualifying deadline notice
The November 4, 2008 general election has been in sight for a very, very long time for a few candidates for President and their associates. This week marks a milestone in the process for down-ticket races being decided on that same day.
So far there are three declared candidates for the Chattanooga City Council seat vacated earlier this year. Russell Gilbert has qualified already. Election Commission member Joe Rowe has resigned his post this morning and announced his intention to run; and District 5 County School Board member Jeffrey Wilson has also picked up papers. Those papers are due by Thursday, August 21, at noon: each candidate must present a completed qualifying petition bearing the signatures of twenty-five (25) registered voters who reside in the district, plus a campaign treasurer declaration. Municipal elections are nonpartisan, so there will be no primary round.
While the state's Democrats and Republicans held their primary elections on August 7, independent candidates for the state House and Senate also have until noon on Thursday to complete and return qualifying forms. Just a reminder: to my knowledge, Representatives Gerald McCormick (R-26), Richard Floyd (R-27), Tommie Brown (D-28), Vince Dean (R-30), and Jim Cobb (R-31) have no opposition on the November ballot at this point. If you live in one of these districts and feel that you or someone you know could offer voters a viable alternative to the incumbent, then there are still a few days left to make that happen--but you'd better hurry!
I'm not certain whether the August 21 deadline includes independent candidates for Congress as well. I confirmed the deadline for the state legislative races with elections administrator Bud Knowles a couple of weeks ago, but we didn't have a lot of time to chat. Clarification from readers is most welcome.
In any case, we will know the full slate of candidates for the District 5 city council election by Friday.
Chattanooga City Elections , State House Elections , State Senate Elections | By joe lance | 12:10 PM
Comments
I believe you are right that no one in our delegation has opposition at this point except for JoAnne Favors and Andy Berke. I hope you will keep the southeast Tennessee voters informed on legislative races in other parts of the state. Control of the General Assembly is important for a number of reasons including the appointment of local election commissions. Thanks for taking the time to do this Blog. A whole lot of us depend on it. GM
Posted by: Gerald McCormick at August 18, 2008 9:47 PM