A special election to fill Willie Herenton's mayoral post will
likely be held in mid-October, said Bill Giannini, chairman of the
Shelby County Election Commission. No date will be set until the City
Council officially recognizes the date of the vacancy in the mayor's
office, he said.
"Once they officially recognize the vacancy, then it's 90 days from there," he said.
If the council recognizes the vacancy date as July 10, the day Herenton says he'll leave, the qualifying deadline for candidates would be July 16, the deadline for candidates to withdraw would be July 23, and the date of election would be Oct. 8
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