Deadline for Mayor and Council Candidacy Is Friday

Mayor and Council seats will be up for grabs in November, and the deadline to turn in petitions for candidacy is 5 p.m. Friday.

If you plan to throw your hat in the ring for either mayor or one of eight council seats, here are some details to keep in mind:

• Mayor must be 25 years of age at the time of entering office.
• Council members must be 21 years of age.
• Each candidate must be a U.S. citizen, Maryland resident and a registered voter of College Park.
• Each officer must have continuously lived in College Park for a complete year preceding the date of election.
• Each council member must reside in the district from which he/she was elected.
• District boundaries were recently redrawn. The up-to-date districts are depicted in the map accompanying this post.

As of Monday, 15 individuals had picked up candidacy packets. Four indicated interest in running for District 1 seats; three in District 2; three in District 3; three in District 4; and four for the position of mayor.

Anyone with questions can contact City Clerk Janeen Miller at 240-487-3501. Candidacy packets can be picked up from Miller's office in , 4500 Knox Road.