Individuals seeking to qualify for Indianola’s municipal primary in October have until 5 p.m. tomorrow to qualify.
A recently-passed state law now dictates that the qualifying deadline must be 60 days before the primary instead of 30.
As of deadline this week, 13 people have successfully filed papers seeking qualification as Democratic candidates for the Oct. 10 Primary Election.
House Bill 467, enacted in July, requires the Indianola Democratic Primary be rescheduled because the city’s special charter makes no provision for a specific Primary date, so it has to follow state guidelines.
And in the event of a runoff, it will be held Oct. 31, but the Dec. 12 date of the General Election remains unchanged.
The most significant effect of this change has been the rescheduling of the deadline to submit qualifying papers for candidacy. All persons who plan to run must turn in their paperwork to the City Clerk no later than 5 p.m. Friday August 11.
Qualifiers as of Tuesday:
For Mayor
Vivian Michelle Jenkins
Mario Robinson
Steve Rosenthal (Incumbent)
For Ward 1 Alderman
Gary V. Fratesi (Incumbent)
For Ward 2 Alderman
Linda Smith Myles
Darrell Simpson
For Ward 3 Alderman
Rickey D. Hoskins
Harvey Watson
Ruben Woods (Incumbent)
For Ward 4 Alderman
Marvin L. Elder
Dana Myrick (Incumbent)
For Ward 5 Alderman
Sam Brock
Ricardo Gibson
The Indianola Municipal Democratic Executive Committee plans to formally qualify on or before Aug. 22 those applicants who meet the statutory requirements.
