Bernard Schoenburg
The State Journal-Register
Filing for Springfield city elections began Monday, with Ward 9 Ald. Jim Donelan first in line when the doors to the city clerk’s office opened at 8 a.m.
Nearly 20 candidates were in line at 8 a.m. Candidates will be placed on the ballot in the order they file, and if more than one candidate for the same office was in line when the doors opened, a lottery will be conducted Nov. 29 to determine ballot position among them.
City races are officially nonpartisan. For any city race with more than four candidates, there will be a primary on Feb. 26 to cut the field down to two people. The general election will be April 2.
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Second in line Monday was Brad Carlson, a member of the Capital Township Board who is running to represent Ward 7 and is taking on Ald. Joe McMenamin, who was also an 8 a.m. filer.
McMenamin said he’s seeking a third four-year term to “represent the voters and the residents of Ward 7 in the best possible way.”
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Filing continues through next Monday.
Joe McMenamin for Ward 7 