Any special election held to replace retiring Mayor Willie Herenton likely will be delayed now by several weeks, an official said this afternoon.
Herenton announced earlier today that he's delaying his resignation - originally planned for July 10 - until July 30. That delay also will result in a delay in a special election, said Shelby County elections administrator Richard Holden.
Under a July 10 resignation scenario a special election would have been held sometime in early October, Holden said.
Now, it likely would be held in late October, he said.
Under the City Charter, a special election must be held within 90 days of a mayoral vacancy unless a regular election already is scheduled within 180 days.
The clock starts ticking when the legislative body - in this case the City Council - sends the election commission official notice of a resignation, including a resolution accepting the resignation. That hasn't happened yet in this case, Holden said.
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