AUBURN – The city’s political season kicks off Friday as nominating forms for the 15 open city government seats become available.
City Clerk Mary Lou Magno said nominating petitions for mayor, City Council and School Committee seats will be available in her office this morning. She recommends candidates contact her office, at 333-6600, to schedule an appointment to pick up the forms.
“We have things to discuss, changes … and an overview of the entire election process,” Magno said.
This will be the first election under the city’s new charter, adopted by voters last November. The new charter lets candidates file their petitions as soon as they have enough signatures. The old charter required candidates to file their petitions during a 10-day window about two months before the election.
Candidates for the mayor’s job each need to collect 100 signatures. Candidates for the City Council and School Committee each need to collect 25 signatures. They will have until Aug. 24 to collect them.
Auburn’s municipal election is scheduled for Nov. 7. Winners in this year’s election will serve one-year terms because of a change in the charter. The city is scheduling another municipal election in November 2007 to align its election schedule with Lewiston’s.
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