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Tuesday, 21 August 2007 17:24 |
Fifteen candidates filed by the noon Monday deadline to run for Asheville City Council this fall.
Three of six council seats will be contested. All council members serve four-year terms. The candidates include the following:
ï Donna Bateman
ï Steve Bledsoe
ï Dwight Butner
ï Christopher Chiaromonte
ï Jan Davis (incumbent)
ï Bryan Freeborn (appointed incumbent)
ï Matthew Hebb
ï Bobby Johnston
ï Elaine Lite
ï William C. Meredith
ï Brownie Newman (incumbent)
ï Bill Russell
ï Lindsey Simerly
ï Selina D. Sullivan
ï Dee Williams
The top six vote-getters in the Oct. 9 nonpartisan primary will advance to the Nov. 6 general election.
A recent successful petition drive is forcing the city to hold a
referendum on partisan elections, and required the new, nonpartisan
filing period. As a result, eight candidates had to refile.
The voter-registration deadline is Sept. 14.
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