LEWISTON — Candidates may be counting on this coming weekend to complete their city ballot nomination petitions.

With 10 days left until the petitions are due to be returned to the city, City Clerk Kathy Montejo said that only six City Council candidates and Mayor Larry Gilbert have returned them, guaranteeing a spot on the November ballot.

Petitions are due Sept. 4.

“They may be counting on the weekend, because that is a really good time to go door-to-door and collect signatures,” Montejo said. “They still have plenty of time, but the deadline is approaching.”

So far, 21 people are passing petitions for City Council seats and four are passing petitions for the mayor’s job.

In all, 16 seats are open in November’s election — seven city councilors, eight School Committee members and mayor.

Only seven candidates have taken out papers for the eight open School Committee seats, and none have taken out nomination forms for the seats in Wards 3 and 5.

Only one person, Ward 2’s Paul St. Pierre, of 12 Ventura St., has completed his petitions and secured a place on the ballot.

Candidates for the mayor’s job must collect signatures from 100 registered city voters. All other candidates must collect 50 signatures from registered Lewiston voters. For all City Council and School Committee ward seats, the signatures must come from residents of the candidate’s ward.

All candidates must be at least 20 years old, must be registered voters of Lewiston and qualified to vote in their wards before June 4. All positions are for two years beginning Jan. 5, 2010.

Questions about the procedures for nomination papers or the municipal election process should be directed to the clerk’s office at 513-3124.

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Passing Petitions Lewiston

Candidates considering runs for City Council as of Aug. 26, 2009

Mayor

• Laurent F. Gilbert Sr., 38 Cote St. (confirmed)
• Mark W. Paradis, 82 Prospect Ave.
• Michael Dumas, 7 Irene St.
• Daniel Knowlton, 21 Brooks Ave.

Ward 1 Council

• John Butler, 20 Ware St. (confirmed)
• Stanley Pelletier, 28 S. Surry Lane.
• Douglas Stone, 8 Bridge St.

Ward 2 Council

• Donald D’Auteuil, 368 East Ave., (confirmed)
• Doreen Crist, 16 Wellman St., (confirmed)
• Renee Bernier, 1220 Sabattus St.
• Nelson Peters, 10 McKinley St.

Ward 3 Council

• Donald Walsh, 15 Jefferson St.
• Larry Poulin, 394 Sabattus St.

Ward 4 Council

• Ronald Jean, 27 Cram Ave., (confirmed)
• Denis L. Theriault, 21 Marguerette St.
• William J. Horn, 10 Nob Hill Ave.
  

Ward 5 Council

• Charles Soule, 135 Bartlett St.
• Thomas Turnell II, 205 East Ave.
• Tina Bailey, 108 Birch St.

Ward 6 Council

• Mark A. Caye, 56 Webber Ave.  (confirmed)
• Ron Farris, 144 Old Chadbourne
• David M. Dunn, 130 Summit Ave.

Ward 7 Council

• Stephen J. Morgan, 260 South Ave.  (confirmed)
• Marianne Bratton-Davies, 280 South Ave.
• Robert A. Reed, 58 Albert St.