By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer

(Sept. 3, 2020) The filing deadline for candidates in the Berlin municipal election this fall is Friday at 5 p.m.

Candidates can file for mayor, District 2 council seat, District 3 council seat or the at-large council seat for the upcoming election.

Currently, there are 10 candidates in the Oct. 6 election. Incumbent Mayor Gee Williams, Councilman Zack Tyndall, Jennifer Allen, Bill Todd and Ron Bireley are all running for mayor.

Jay Knerr and Tony Weeg are running for the at-large council seat. Jack Orris is running for the District 2 seat unopposed. Dan Packey is running for the District 3 council seat against Shaneka Nichols, who filed on Wednesday.

The Board of Supervisors of Elections for the town will verify the certification of the candidates on Tuesday.

The Dispatch is hosting two extensive question-and-answer sessions with the candidates via Zoom, scheduled for Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. and Sept. 22 at 6 p.m.

Residents can submit questions to Editor Steve Green at editor@mdcoastdispatch.com by Sept. 11 for the mayoral town hall and Sept. 18 for the council forum.

The deadline for write-in candidates is Sept. 29 at 5 p.m., but those candidates will not appear on the ballot.

For more information, contact Deputy Town Administrator Mary Bohlen at 410-641-4314 or by email mbohlen@berlinmd.gov.