Filing begins for special election to fill Port Royal Town Council seat

Posted by Stephen Fastenau

March 10, 2017 8:26 AM

Port Royal Mayor Sam Murray waves to passing cars while campaigning near the polling place at the Port Royal Town Hall on Election Day, Nov. 3. The town will hold a special election in May to fill the seat of Vernon DeLoach, who died in February. Delayna Earley dearley@islandpacket.com

Filing is now open for the special election to fill the Port Royal Town Council seat of Vernon DeLoach, who died in February.

Candidates have until March 20 to file at Town Hall, 700 Paris Avenue. The filing fee is $100.

The special election will be held May 16. The new council member will fill DeLoach’s remaining term through the end of this year and would have to run again in November to keep the seat.

A link to the filing application can be found at www.portroyal.org.

This story was originally published March 10, 2017 at 8:26 AM with the headline "Filing begins for special election to fill Port Royal Town Council seat."

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