Qualifying for city seats underway soon

Qualifying for council seats in Williamson, Zebulon and Concord will soon be underway. The city of Williamson will hold a general election on Nov. 2 for the Post 2 and Post 3 council seats. Qualifying for those posts will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16 to Tuesday, Aug. 17 at Williamson City Hall. The qualifying fee for Williamson council seats is $25 and the city clerk/qualifying officer for the city of Williamson is Karen Brentlinger. The city of Zebulon will hold a general election Nov. 2 for the District 1, Post 1 seat currently held by William Thomas and the District 2, Post 2 seat currently held by incumbent Anthony Nalls. Qualifying will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 16-18 at Zebulon City Hall. The qualifying fee for council seats if $35. The city of Concord will hold a general election on Nov. 2 for mayor, council seat Post 1 and council Post 2. If needed, a runoff election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 30. Candidates may qualify for the positions from Monday, Aug. 16 to Wednesday, Aug. 18 in the office of the city clerk at Concord City Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. The qualifying fees are $18 for mayor and $9 for council seats. The last day for citizens to register and be eligible to vote in the November general election is Oct. 4, 2021.Â