Turns out, 36 people turned in petitions to run for Memphis mayor. But as of 1 p.m., only 25 people qualified to run. The other 11 candidates, including Memphis City School board member Sharon Webb, did not turn in 25 qualified signatures.
A qualified signature means it is signed by a Memphis resident and registered voter. The address attached to the signature must match the address kept by the Shelby County Election Commission.
Webb only turned in 24 qualified signatures.
Candidates have until next Thursday to pull their name from the ballot. But following is a list of the 25 candidates who qualified to run:
David Vinciarelli, Joe Brown, Randy Cagle, Charles Carpenter, Dewey Clark, Carol Chumney, James Clingan, Menelik Fombi, Wanda Halbert, Johnny Hatcher, Robert "Prince Mongo" Hodges, Dewayne Jones, E.C. Jones, Jerry Lawler, Myron Lowery, Ernest Lunati, Harrel C. Moore, Mary T. Shelby-Wright, Detric Stigall, Vuong Vaughn Vo, Kenneth Whalum Jr., A C Wharton, John Willingham, Kenneth Baroff and Thomas "Silky" Sullivan.
The 11 candidates who did not turn in the proper number of signatures include:
Jedediah Wallace, Anthony Guess, Bob Reed, Charlotte Bergman, Daniko Flowers, Leo Awgowhat, Constance Houston, Sharon Webb, Lexus Marie Coleman, Margaret Myles and Anthony Willoughby.
I guess Sharon Reed didn't learn what comes after 24.
"And number 25... number 25... umm... Thank you."
Jedediah? Isn't that supposed to be "Jebediah"? I wonder who messed up. The CA or Mama?
Did any of you watch the mayoral debate?...it was quite shocking how uninformed the majority of the candidates were.
Only A.C. Wharton and Myron Lowry seem quaified and dignified enough to be mayor. to be qualified.
Wanda Halbert talked about a redistribution of wealth and allowing juvenile records to be expunged so that more thugs can become policeman. The requirements to be a policeman have already been lowered (a candidate once had to have two years of college) and citizens that once got into brawls with the police are now on the police department. I'm not joking!!
Having a moving traffic violation was once a disqualifying factor to enter the police academy. How far we have fallen!