Would-be candidates for the upcoming March 10 municipal elections have to qualify to be on the ballot by filing for the office they’re seeking with their town clerk or city clerk, and meeting the necessary requirements. The qualifying periods for the offices are in November, but the times vary by municipality.
Here is a look at the qualifying periods for local municipalities, the seats up for election in each municipality and the current holders of those seats:
Boca Raton: Mayor and three council seats
Qualifying period: 8 a.m. Nov. 3 to 5 p.m. Nov. 12
Seats currently held by: Mayor Scott Singer (term-limited), Deputy Mayor Fran Nachlas and Council members Andy Thomson and Marc Wigder
Briny Breezes: Mayor and two council seats
Qualifying period: Noon Nov. 11 to noon Nov. 25
Seats currently held by: Mayor Ted Gross, Alderman Jeff Duncan and Alderwoman Holly Reitnauer
Delray Beach: Two commission seats
Qualifying period: Noon Nov. 3 to noon Nov. 21
Seats currently held by: Vice Mayor Rob Long and Commissioner Angela Burns
Gulf Stream: Five commission seats (one to be appointed mayor)
Qualifying period: Noon Nov. 4 to noon Nov. 18
Seats currently held by: Mayor Scott Morgan, Vice Mayor Thomas Stanley and Commissioners Robert Canfield, Michael Greene and Joan Orthwein
Highland Beach: Mayor and one commission seat
Qualifying period: Noon Nov. 10 to noon Nov. 25
Seats currently held by: Mayor Natasha Moore and Commissioner Donald Peters
Lantana: Two council seats
Qualifying period: Noon Nov. 10 to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 21
Seats currently held by: Council members Christopher Castle and Mark Zeitler
Manalapan: Three commission seats
Qualifying period: Noon Nov. 4 to noon Nov. 18
Seats currently held by: Commissioners Elliot Bonner, Orla Imbesi and Dwight Kulwin
Ocean Ridge: Two commission seats
Qualifying period: Noon Nov. 3 to noon Nov. 14
Seats currently held by: Commissioners Carolyn Cassidy and David Hutchins
South Palm Beach: Mayor and three council seats
Qualifying period: Noon Nov. 10 to noon Nov. 25
Seats currently held by: Mayor Bonnie Fischer, Vice Mayor Monte Berendes, and Council members Sandra Beckett and Elvadianne Culbertson
Source: Clerks’ offices and municipal websites
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