Five candidates are running for two at-large seats on Pelzer Town Council and one more signed up for a seat filling an unexpired term on council. Two candidates signed up to run for the Pelzer Mayor’s seat.
The Town of Pelzer has three council seats and the mayor’s seat open. Seats for Councilmembers Mike Matthews and Donna Ide are up for this election. Also the unexpired council term (two years) as the result of the resignation of former Councilmember Cruz West.
Incumbent Councilmembers Mike Matthews and Donna Ide are running for re-election. Also signing up to run are Michael Shirley, Jason McElhannon and Deb Sellers.
Gregory Pellum is the only candidate to sign-up for the unexpired 2 year term on council.
The two candidates running for the Pelzer mayor’s seat are Chase Smithwick and Harold Tennihill. Current Mayor Will Ragland is not running for re-election.
The Pelzer Election will be held on November 4. Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Early Voting can be conducted at the Board of Voter Registration and Elections, 301 N Main Street, Anderson through this Friday, October 31. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Polling location for Pelzer Precinct (051) voting will be at ALIVE Wesleyan Church, 2 Wesleyan Dr, Pelzer.
The Journal posed five candidate questions concerning topics of interest to Pelzer voters over the past few weeks. Responses from candidates Mike Matthews, Donna Ide, Michael Shirley and Chase Smithwick are printed in this edition of The Journal. Attempts to contact candidates Jason McElhannon, Deb Seller and Gregory Pellum were unsuccessful.
The Journal is asking any or all of these candidates interested in responding to the questionnaire to email David Meade prior to election day at: editor@thejournalonline.com. Responses will be posted on The Journal website www.thejournalonline.com
