A local Democrat is seeking the District 1 seat on the Columbus City Council, but he has not yet officially filed for the seat or been placed on the ballot.
In a social media post in early April, Jerone B. Wood, 30, Columbus, announced his candidacy was “official.”
While he has filed an exploratory campaign finance report, Wood doesn’t become an official candidate until he files his candidacy between the May primary and the June 30 deadline for political parties to fill vacant slots on the November ballot, according to Bartholomew County Democratic Party chairman Bob Hyatt and Taylor Seagraves, county deputy elections supervisor.
While the names of incumbent Republican Dascal Bunch and challenger Christopher Rutan will be on the GOP primary ballot for the seat, Wood’s name will not appear on the Democratic primary ballot, Seagraves said.
“When the idea (of running for council) was brought to me, I didn’t have a lot of time,” Wood said. “After talking it over with my wife and family, I discovered I had missed the deadline to get my name on the primary ballot.”
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