BERLIN– Three candidates filed for the three available slots on town council before the Tuesday, Sept. 9 deadline.
Incumbent Troy Purnell filed to keep his District 1 seat and incumbent Dean Burrell filed to keep the seat in District 4. Newcomer Thom Gulyas, owner of Ace Printing, filed for the At-Large seat made available by retiring councilmember Paula Lynch.
Berlin’s Board of Supervisors of Elections certified each candidate for inclusion on the ballot during a meeting on Tuesday. Minimum requirements were residency in Berlin for at least a year and completed voter registration. None of the candidates will face opposition on the ballot.
Linda Bowen, Lou Creter, Anthony Bowen, John Briddell and Milton Schul were in attendance at the meeting, along with Deputy Town Administrator Mary Bohlen.
The two incumbents filed financial disclosures earlier in the year. Gulyas filed his disclosures when he filed for office.
Write-in candidates, who will not appear on the ballot, have until Sept. 30 to file. If no write-in candidates file by the deadline the Board cancels the election for that particular seat and automatically names a winner.
This is the first election in Berlin where at-will write-in candidates will not be allowed, following a rule change this year. According to Bohlen, no write-in candidate has been elected in Berlin
Incumbent Troy Purnell filed to keep his District 1 seat and incumbent Dean Burrell filed to keep the seat in District 4. Newcomer Thom Gulyas, owner of Ace Printing, filed for the At-Large seat made available by retiring councilmember Paula Lynch.
Berlin’s Board of Supervisors of Elections certified each candidate for inclusion on the ballot during a meeting on Tuesday. Minimum requirements were residency in Berlin for at least a year and completed voter registration. None of the candidates will face opposition on the ballot.
Linda Bowen, Lou Creter, Anthony Bowen, John Briddell and Milton Schul were in attendance at the meeting, along with Deputy Town Administrator Mary Bohlen.
The two incumbents filed financial disclosures earlier in the year. Gulyas filed his disclosures when he filed for office.
Write-in candidates, who will not appear on the ballot, have until Sept. 30 to file. If no write-in candidates file by the deadline the Board cancels the election for that particular seat and automatically names a winner.
This is the first election in Berlin where at-will write-in candidates will not be allowed, following a rule change this year. According to Bohlen, no write-in candidate has been elected in Berlin