MARCH 3 IS DEADLINE IF YOU WANT TO BE MUNICIPAL CANDIDATE

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, February 20, 1992                   TAG: 9202200194
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-2   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: KIM SUNDERLAND
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MARCH 3 IS DEADLINE IF YOU WANT TO BE MUNICIPAL CANDIDATE
It's time for citizens who have complaints about government to turn them into action.
Municipal elections will be held in May and the deadline to apply as a candidate is March 3. That's less than two weeks away.
Candidate information is available from the State Board of Elections, (800) 552-9745. The board will send a packet telling how to apply for candidacy.
One of the requirements is collecting a petition with at least 125 signatures from registered voters. The petition must be turned in with such information as a declaration of candidacy, a statement of property holdings and the candidate's qualifications.
Registrars have to check each name on every petition, as well as all the other information. It's a tedious process and can be made easier by applying early.
There are numerous seats open in each town in the New River Valley and in the city of Radford:
\ Christiansburg Town Council: Three council seats are open. Incumbents are W. Scott Weaver, Wayne Booth and Truman K. Daniel Jr.
\ Blacksburg Town Council: Three council seats are open. Incumbents are Frances Parsons, Waldon Kerns and Michael Chandler.
\ Radford City Council: Two council seats are open. Incumbents are Guy Wohlford and Robert Nicholson.
\ Pulaski Town Council: Four council seats and the mayor's seat are open. Incumbents are Mary Lou Copenhaver, Alma Holston, Jim Neblett, J.R. Schrader Jr. and Mayor Gary Hancock.
\ Dublin Town Council: Three council seats and the mayor's seat are open. Incumbents are Sam Gregory Jr., David Farmer, Alden Hankla and Mayor Benny Keister.
In Giles County, four of the five towns will have May elections:
\ Glen Lyn Town Council: Five council seats and the mayor's seat are open. Incumbents are Thomas Ould Jr., Carl Patterson, James Howard Spencer III, Lake E. Thompson, Roger Whitt and Mayor James Howard Spencer Jr.
\ Rich Creek Town Council: Three council seats are open. Incumbents are Donald Ferrell, Betty Letsinger and V.T. "Van" Mann.
\ Narrows Town Council: Three council seats and the mayor's seat are open. Incumbents are Thomas Garrett, Jerry Huffman, H.B. "Benny" Johnson Jr. and Mayor Donald Richardson.
\ Pearisburg Town Council: Three council seats open. incumbents are James Daniel Level, George Psathas and Daniel H. "Danny" Robertson.
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